Founder, visionary and overall goofball is a talented 11 year old named Carter “Critt” Waugh. He is a very active leader with an active imagination. He loves sports and is a talented lacrosse attackman. He loves his friends, his family and basically he loves anything that gets him dirty and sweaty. He has been the perfect test subject for his creation.
“keep going, perseverance, put family first, write things down and blow your business up, make it the biggest business that you can ”…[Listen for More]
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Professional Olive Oil taster, executive and consultant. David Neuman built branded businesses in the USA food industry working with the highest quality of product but selling it to buyers and consumers who have little to no understanding of what olive oil they use or valuing it more than a cup of coffee.
“if you have a full-time career and you are a closet entrepreneur keep your day job and start now fleshing out your dream. Create a vision board, construct a business plan, prepare a pro forma budget, decide if you indeed have an idea that can parlay into both financial and professional awards, don’t change away from a career until you know you are ready. If you have a support system that allows you to take a chance then make sure that is solid. The last thing anyone needs is a failure after they have had a long career. The adjustment is not going to a full-time workplace takes getting used to, be ready for change and when the juice is worth the squeeze make some juice”…[Listen for More]
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Devonée Thaxton’s passion is setting small businesses up. She's deeply involved with growth process and takes pride in her fine-tuned ability to catapult a brand towards its goals. She's the founder of ProSavvy-a strategic performance agency that provides businesses with tailored structures to bring out the absolute best in their brands.
“stop and plan. If you have any big ideas, if you want to implement something new, maybe you have found a new system that you want to add in… Stop and sit and plan out what this would look like. That includes due dates, that includes time, money, resources, people, really putting that down into paper before making the steps to make it happen. It will save you so much time and money in the future to sit down and plan your big ideas or different systems or things you want to implement into your business”…[Listen for More]
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Robert Slattery’s signature process helps people create long term wealth & cash flow. He is on a mission to help 3 million people break free of the rat race by the end of 2030.
“the best advice to an aspiring entrepreneur would be to build your entrepreneurial venture before you rely on it to be your sole income… You need to build the boat before you step off the dock onto it. The folks who are already in their entrepreneurial venture never be willing to rest upon your success. There is always a way to do it better. Figure out how to do it better, invest in yourself, invest in your company, invest in the time and the resources to level up and improve yourself so you can take yourself and your business to the next level ”…[Listen for More]
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Matthew Yahes helps entrepreneurs grow their business by getting out of the grind. He built his past two companies with a 100% remote workforce and now helps others do the same. In his spare time he snowboards well, kiteboards poorly, and enjoys life with his incredibly patient wife.
“Failure is okay. Pick yourself back up and stick with it. You don’t know everything, it’s impossible. You are going to fail, that’s okay. But if you stick with it learn and don’t get your ego bruised and just realise that everyone has to pay tuition and this is just your time period to pay tuition. You will eventually figure it out and be successful”…[Listen for More]
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David Wood quit his career as a Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies, to create the world’s largest coaching business. He now coaches rock star entrepreneurs to double their revenue faster, overcome Shiny Object Syndrome, and be a more extraordinary entrepreneur and human.
“you need to work out when to keep on pushing because you will be that success story a few years from now and you will say look that was really hard but look how persistent I was. And when to stop because nobody wants what you have. And I can’t tell you when that is… But sometimes you have just got to stop because you are going to waste years of your life and other times you keep doing it. One clue will be if you love it. If you love it then you really aren’t going to lose by spending a few years on it. If you don’t love it well danger Will Robinson danger, danger, danger”…[Listen for More]
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Trevor Oldham is a 23-year-old entrepreneur and found of Podcasting You, a podcast booking agency that works with six and seven-figure individuals to get them in front of their target audience.
“self-education, that is the number one thing. Continually read books. If you don’t like reading books and get audible, you can listen to audiobooks while you are driving and, in the gym,… That’s the biggest thing that helped me in my business is just learning from people who have become successful. Learning their habits, learning the way they think, learning how they build their business. So anyone who wants to become a successful entrepreneur and start a business definitely start reading books”…[Listen for More]
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Darlene Corbett is a Speaker, Author, Therapist/Hypnotherapist, and Podcaster. Her expertise is “getting unstuck.” Darlene’s book, Stop Depriving the World of You, was published by Sound Wisdom in November 2018. She has been quoted in KnoxNews and MSN.com and writes for BizCatalyst 360 and Sixty and Me.
“Keep out the noise, the naysayers. Many people are afraid of taking a new risk, developing a new idea or product because they are worried about what people think. They are going to get naysayers, they are going to get people close and not so close wondering why they are doing it, challenging them, perhaps being negative. If they really believed in what they are doing they have to block out that noise because that probably is the greatest detriment that can bring them down”…[Listen for More]
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As the Founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now and The OC Speakers Network, Leisa Reid coaches professionals who want to monetize their speaking efforts. As a speaker herself, Leisa has booked and delivered over 500 speaking engagements.
“This comes down to understanding your mission and why you think you are here… You’ve got to dream. You’ve got a skill, a gift, expertise, something that you have been called to offer and I think that’s amazing”…[Listen for More]
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Terry Sidford is a sought-after TEDx speaker, author, and Certified Professional Life coach. She has spent over half her life acquiring the knowledge and experience that qualify her to guide others. The acquisition of those experiences is the basis for her book One Hundred Hearts: Inspiring Stories from the Women Who Lived Them, a collection of stories of female courage in the face of adversity. You can find Terry working on her next signature talk and sharing her insight with audiences across the nation.
“believe in the impossible and go for your dreams… The only thing that is stopping you is you… You really can do things you never do things you never dreams possible… Find the people that will help you- there’s a lot of people that want to help you to succeed. And surround yourself with those type of people. And you will get there, just don’t ever give up, just be persistent that’s the key. And always be courageous and know that you have been courageous and that the impossible is possible”…[Listen for More]
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Garry M Gilliam Jr is the founder and CEO of The Bridge. He hails from Harrisburg, PA., having attended the Milton Hershey School and Penn State University. Garry prides himself in his hunger for knowledge and love for giving back to his community. Having graduated from Penn State with multiple degrees (Business Development, Advertising and Psychology) he has always shared a love for bettering our society as a whole. After five seasons in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, Garry Gilliam has founded The Bridge, a new project of developing sustainable 'eco-villages' designed to revitalize inner-city communities, The Bridge is a completely sustainable mixed-use 'eco-village' with housing, retail, co-working, urban agriculture, education center and entertainment. The Bridge develops sustainable communities that revitalize inner cities and in turn eradicate systematic oppression, starting in Harrisburg (Garry's hometown) with an aggressive national expansion to cities such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Detroit and Seattle. The Bridge Harrisburg broke ground last week on November 19th, 2020.
“believe in yourself, definitely believe in yourself. There’s going to be a lot who don’t and just let that up to them. No one else is going to believe in you more than you. And the more you believe in yourself and let that radiate I’m telling you the more and more people will believe in you. So believe in yourself, definitely believe in yourself. Have confidence in who you are and what you are doing most definitely”…[Listen for More]
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As the managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, Domenic Rinaldi helps entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses. Since 2005, he’s been personally involved in over 300 transactions and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs maximize value and minimize risks of their transactions. He is also the host of the M&A Unplugged podcast.
“if you own a business my strong advice is from day one work hard to not be the business. What I mean by that is to not have any functional role in the business at all. To really be able to sit back and work on your business from a much higher level. And I say it for a couple of reasons: 1) I think it will be a lot more gratifying when you don’t have to be involved in any particular functions unless you decide you want dip your toes in the water. 2) You will create the highest value for your business when you are not involved in it. And the third one because this is my business. There is a date on the calendar that most people look to sell their businesses. That date may be of your choosing but it may not be of your choosing. And when it’s not of your choosing it’s usually not under good circumstances like you’ve got a partnership breakup, a divorce, you’ve been diagnosed with an illness. But if you have been running your business so that it is self-managed that date won’t matter because your business can continue to operate and function because it hasn’t been reliant on you and it will maintain value, your people will be okay, your legacy will be okay. So, I think all entrepreneurs who own businesses should work very hard at creating a self-managing business”…[Listen for More]
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Eric Partaker is a CEO Coach & Mentor, Author, and Peak Performance Expert. He has been named 'CEO of the Year' at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards, one of the 'Top 30 Entrepreneurs in the UK', 35 and under, by Startups Magazine, and among 'Britain's Most Disruptive Entrepreneurs' by The Telegraph. Eric has advised Fortune 50 CEOs while at McKinsey, helped build Skype's multi-billion dollar success story, and has founded several businesses. His work has been featured on over 7 major TV stations, in the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He has also appeared as a guest judge on The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar. Eric is certified as a Peak Performance Coach and has also completed a coaching certification and apprenticeship with Professor BJ Fogg, who leads Stanford University’s Behavior Design Lab. He continues to research evidence-based studies in psychology, neuroscience, habit change, leadership, and peak performance. In 2020 Eric released his new book The 3 Alarms: A simple system to transform your health, wealth, and relationships forever.
“’leap and the net will appear’ and that’s by John Burrows… So many times, when I wasn’t sure whether or not I should do something or I had a little bit of fear or I was uncertain if the time was right or if I was prepared enough that quote has helped me… And the net doesn’t just suddenly appear out of nowhere, you are the one weaving it together. But when you leap you will be surprised how quickly you start weaving in the form of money, resources or people that you might meet in your mission”…[Listen for More]
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Neel Parekh is the CEO of MaidThis® Franchise, which helps homeowners and Airbnb® hosts with their turnover cleanings. Neel has scaled MaidThis to generate over $10 million in aggregate revenue, all while traveling the world and living the "nomad" lifestyle. He is now franchising this remote concept to select entrepreneurs.
“as you are starting a business really understand that this is an extension of you and you can do whatever you want with it… Building a business and being an entrepreneur is more of an art as opposed to a science… So being very true to yourself and understanding what type of business you want I think is going to be huge to help guide you in a lot of the decisions that you make. As opposed to just following as opposed to just following a step formula online. This is your business you can do whatever you want with it”…[Listen for More]
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Claire Dale is the co-author of “Physical Intelligence”, the award-winning book that reveals the Physical Intelligence techniques and life hacks used by the world’s highest-performing athletes, artistic performers, and leaders. Claire is also the Founding Director of Companies in Motion. They offer Physical Intelligence coaching and training to industry leaders.
“This is about finding the through line. The through line what I mean by that is this line through, it might be an endurance tunnel or you might open up into a fantastic meadow of delight and pleasure and success and celebration. And then the next project might have its own endurance tunnels. Finding the through line has to be why are you doing this? Why? What is it that makes you personally value this product or this approach that you are bringing to market? What does it give people? How does it enrich the lives of your customers clients? And I think that makes for businesses that are really driven by the good things in life”…[Listen for More]
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Adriana Kyser is an extensively qualified International Wellness Expert, Co-author of the best selling book Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship and Founder of Enlightened Alchemy. She has expertise in modalities including Yoga, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Reiki, Ayurveda and Coaching and has helped thousands of people worldwide achieve everything from reduced pain and stress to increased confidence and productivity.
“my best advice is twofold. Number one remember why you are doing what you are doing so that when you are burnt out and you want to quit and when you are finding or seeing obstacles in life you are connected to your why that will give you the fuel you need to move forward. And number two is take care of yourself. Rest is as important as you showing up to the world. Without your health there is no wealth… Mind, body, emotions and spirit they are interconnected. When one is affected it will affect the others. So as an entrepreneur you are your business, you are your brand so make sure you take care of yourself, your wealth, your mindset, your spiritual connection”…[Listen for More]
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Marty McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bad Rhino Inc., a full-service social media marketing agency based in West Chester, Pa. Since 2002, Marty has consulted with small businesses and startups to help them succeed online. Bad Rhino is a full-service social media marketing and digital agency that was founded in 2011. Today, services clients locally, nationally, and globally. One of the reasons that Bad Rhino has grown to be so successful so quickly is due to their ability to develop truly unique and highly customized strategies that create incredible exposure for their clients’ businesses. Their full-service approach means they not only create these amazing strategies and plans, but they also implement them and manage them day to day, including delivering messages to their customers. Bad Rhino won top Social Media agency award in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by the research firm Clutch. Bad Rhino has clients in specialty food, craft beer, restaurants, golf, Real Estate, staffing, Technology, fitness, nonprofit, Fortune 500, and major league baseball players as well as several other small businesses categories.
“Make sure you have the right capital upfront, make sure you have the right people. But the best advice that I would absolutely give is make sure that you know your market so when you launch something you know there is going to be people there to actually purchase your product or service. And make sure that you get the answers and get the information beforehand. Before you start running through and think I had the best idea in the world. Get that information, now the market and then sell that market based on what they are telling you and what they need”…[Listen for More]
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Blair Bryant Nichols is the Director of Stages for Advance Your Reach. He oversees the Stage Agency, connecting entrepreneurs and business owners with stages that will grow their business, and manages its community of meeting planners. After beginning his career representing hundreds of authors from Top 6 publishers, he moved into the management of founders, entrepreneurs, executives, authors, and celebrities, with various work streams, projects, and personal interests, acting as a Chief of Staff, manager, or agent. He has a deep expertise in developing speakers for corporate events, conferences, and other thought leadership opportunities, including internal and external communications. As a manager, coach and consultant he enjoys helping diverse individuals and/or socially-driven companies foster new strategies for operations, communications, business development and partnerships across all appropriate areas to further develop and enhance their bottom line and brand. He earned his M.B.A from UCLA-Anderson with a specialization in Entertainment Management and a B.A. in Literature from American University.
“Figuring out what’s your why like Simon Sinek. What’s your purpose? What’s your mission? Established that idea, that culture because that’s what’s going to drive you to keep going, to get through the obstacles of launching the business, the growing pains associated with it, the red tape and the bureaucracy and everything else. You have that clarity of mind of really who you want to serve and start to figure out how you are going to do that”…[Listen for More]
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Mandy Barbee Lanier, MA Economics & CCHT is a transformation and healing expert who has helped hundreds of clients across the globe to overcome anxiousness and thrive in business, health, and life. By combining the power of imagery with their innate capabilities, she empowers men and women to regain a positive sense of control, transcend struggle, and enjoy everything more. Mandy’s signature method is the natural result of certifications in clinical hypnotherapy, neurolinguistics, and mind-body connection intersecting with 15 years of leadership experience in three commercial industries and the US military. She is obsessed with co-creating massive, lasting & positive changes with others using practical actions and fun, natural techniques.
“I feel like when we push we push and we push for it to happen that one way not only are we missing all of the ways that satisfaction was really writing front of us but any type of thing can lead to a misaligned outcome that has side-effects that we did not foresee”…[Listen for More]
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Suneel Gupta teaches innovation at Harvard University and is the author of the upcoming book, BACKABLE (Little Brown, 2021) - exploring how to get people to believe in your ideas. The book is rooted in Suneel’s journey from first-time entrepreneur to being named “The New Face of Innovation” by the New York Stock Exchange. Suneel’s ideas have been backed by firms like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he served as an Entrepreneur in Residence inside Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He has personally backed startups including Impossible Foods, AirBnB, 23&Me, Calm, and SpaceX. In 2019, Suneel established the Gross National Happiness Center of America in partnership with the Kingdom of Bhutan.
“surround yourself with a really good circle of people…”…[Listen for More]
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Carol-Ann Carrington is an immigrant from the beautiful island of Barbados. She pursued a Bachelor of Science with concentration in Accounting from Jersey City State College. As an accountant, she worked in several industries including investment, entertainment, and health care. During a transitional period in her corporate life, she pursued her M.S. at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to supplement her accountant degree and expand her knowledge of fraud. In 2018, she came up with her food product and decided to go to culinary school. Colorful Eats became Carol-Ann’s passion in 2018 when a sale of her corporate employer provided an opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship. She was juicing carrots when her son asked for pancakes; Carol-Ann suggested that he should drink some of the carrot juice which he politely declined. Simultaneously a light bulb went off! She blended some of the carrot juice into the pancake mix. Her son ate the carrot pancakes and politely asked for more. That became her pursuit to bring colorful, vegetable and fruit-based pancake mixes to market. Approximately two years later, she launched Kickerfeast. Kickerfeast mix offers a healthier, delicious alternative to plain pancakes. This premium mix is made with simple, wholesome ingredients, giving you natural color and uncompromising flavor. Whether you want pancakes or waffles, the Kickerfeast mix is simple to use: Just add water! Enjoy the flavors and colors of Blueberry, Beet, Carrot, and Pumpkin.
“Maintain a reserve. And it may be difficult at times but just keep a reserve because there will be unforeseeable financial expenses that you have never calculated. So it is really great to try to maintain a reserve”…[Listen for More]
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Darren Gallop is a business leader and security professional with over twenty years of experience as a CEO and CISO of companies that handle sensitive data. Having founded a non-profit organization, three service companies, and two tech startups in his career, he understands how to assess and manage risk in alignment with organizational goals. Currently the CEO and co-founder of Securicy, Darren’s unique perspective enables him to lead organizations through the process of baking security into their business practices while improving productivity.
“I think that you should spend a lot of time understanding what it is that you want. Why are you being an entrepreneur? Why are you building this thing? Give that a lot of thought… Being the next Amazon is not the only way to build an amazing company, create a great lifestyle and generate yourself a lot of net wealth. So, you really want to understand and be true to yourself because every decision you make as you start building out your team from your cofounders to your investors are going to basically set the stage for the direction but that company has to go. You can’t go and raise 5,000,000 dollars of venture capital money and then decide after-the-fact that you changed your business model…”…[Listen for More]
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Jason Davis has spent his entire two decade career in the music industry and worked with many worldwide stars, including Boyz ll Men, Sugar Ray, P. Diddy, Alabama, Lonestar, Dolly Parton, among many others. Davis is an entertainment industry executive with a broad range of titles.
“having wisdom is the biggest key in business”…[Listen for More]
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Brian Gregory is the Founder and CEO of Admanity and creator of its breakthrough online algorithm for small businesses. In about 5 minutes, the Admanity Protocol can analyze YOUR business and determine the advertising strategies, advertising formulas - even copywriting tactics that will be ideal for you - no matter what niche you're in!
“allow twice as much time as you think it will take for the business to get off the ground. Don’t be overly optimistic about that. Guess that there will be three times the amount of money that you are going to need. You’ve got to spreadsheet, triple it right now. You can always give the money back. Get more money. Plan to need 10 times the endurance and the persistence that you think it will take because entrepreneurship is not easy. If it was everybody would be successful at it. So, you are going to need a lot more personal perseverance than you think”…[Listen for More]
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Hayley Hobson is a Certified Health and Life Coach, Wellness Advocate and holistic health practitioner. After suffering from daily stomach aches for nearly 40 years and never feeling “well” in her body, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Working closely with several Naturopathic, Ayurvedic and Intergrative doctors, she quickly learned the importance of nutrition and nourishment in caring for her own well being. She completed a Health Coaching certification, two Raw Food certifications, a Life Coach Certification and has since become an essential oils educator. She now passionately shares her health journey, teachings and wisdom with global audiences, empowering women to take back their health and lives—to become free in body, mind and spirit.
“I see a lot of entrepreneurs who are stuck and can’t figure out how to move forward and they envision where they want to be but they don’t know how to get there or they say they don’t know how to get there…. You want to change your results then you need to change the way that you think. So, my best pieces of advice … do a brain reload… Reboot”…[Listen for More]
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