Theresa Bradley-Banta is a multi-award winning real estate investing mentor, writer and speaker. She is an active real estate investor and experienced asset manager and owner-operator of single-family rentals, multifamily properties and international single-family development projects from $50K to greater than $9M.
“Don’t be afraid of where a new path might take you. It’s important to set goals but it’s also important to realise they may be met in ways you never pictured. So get trained in something you love, get into action, you don’t have to have the answer for what you want to do, so don’t be afraid of a new path, but become proficient at one or two things that you have a passion for”...[Listen for More]
Randi Busse (Bus-ee) is a Customer Service Speaker, Trainer and Author of "Turning Rants Into Raves: Turn Your Customers On Before They Turn On YOU!" She is the President of Workforce Development Group, Inc., a training organization that specializes in improving the customer experience, increasing customer retention, maximizing revenue and creating a culture of ownership among employees.
“Follow your passion and never stop learning and growing as an individual and as a business owner”...[Listen for More]
Wendy Lipton-Dibner is a multiple-time bestselling author & internationally-recognized authority on business development through impact strategy & ethical influence. President of Professional Impact, Wendy has presented at the U.S. Senate, delivered thousands of programs for corporate, healthcare, entrepreneurial & non-profit organizations, & is a trusted advisor to executives, doctors & top influencers worldwide.
“Focus on impact. All the data shows without exception if you focus on impact and do it strategically the money will come. So forget about the money, focus on impact, so that you can do what you were born to bring the world. If you get all focused on making money you won’t have the life you wanted. I learned the hard way by watching my mother pass away at 59 that life is far too short to settle for less than you truly want in business or in life. So you have to wake up each morning and look in the mirror and ask yourself one question; are you making the impact you want to be making? If not do something that day to make your impact happen”...[Listen for More]
Kathy Fettkeis passionate about helping people create real wealth — which she defines as having the freedom and the money to live life on your own terms. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of Real Wealth Network, a California based real estate investment group with over 16,000 members. She specializes in helping people create passive monthly cash flow by investing in income-producing assets like real estate. Kathy is an active real estate investor herself, with properties ranging from single family rental homes, to commercial buildings, to large land development projects. She is a licensed real estate agent and former mortgage broker, which has helped her understand and teach the power of leverage.
“Just stay focused, get people who are better than you at certain things and let them do that, empower others to be entrepreneurs. They may not want to run a company but let them run their little part, but that will only happen if they really feel like they have ownership which might be profit sharing or bonuses. So we don’t have to check on our employees because we use Basecamp and have goals and if everyone reaches them everyone has a huge celebration. So everyone’s on board helping each other reach them because they want to. So that’s how you succeed, you can’t do it on your own, you need to hire the best so you can do what you do best”...[Listen for More]
Greg Chambers is the founder of his sales consultancy business, Chambers Pivot Industries. He helps companies create sales-and-marketing practices that are a perfect fit for their cultures. Greg is an entrepreneur and authored the business thriller, “The Legend of Mad Gringo.” His next book is “The Human Being’s Guide to Business Growth.”
“Put yourself into the future, once you see where you want to get to, start with your must haves, break down your nice to haves, and then address risks. And go with your gut.”
A military veteran, Michelle joined the fire department at age 35, despite her petite 5-foot-4 frame. She was determined to pursue her dreams, which now include helping others to do the same. Michelle has spent 15 years working in the field of preventative medicine --- an experience that has spurred her to emphasize the importance of good health as she works to inspire and motivate others to pursue their passions in life. Michelle Dutro is a certified Biofeedback Instructor and Supervisor and a certified Strategic Intervention Life Coach. She has Certifications which also include; Vinyasa Yoga and Yoga Nidra (guided meditation), Homeopathy, Feng Shui, and she is Wellness Consultant and has many other holistic wellness certifications.
“Really wrap your head around the fact that it isn’t seeing is believing. It’s believing is seeing. You have to believe that any dream is possible and you are capable of making any dream come true, but it starts with believing, that this is possible for you, and the universe will conspire for that exact thing to happen. Literally get out of your own way, think the right thoughts, let the universe have the things show up that you need, and then take action on it”...[Listen for More]
Joe Calloway is a business author, consultant and speaker on helping entrepreneurs develop leadership and improve performance.
Joe is the Executive in Residence at the Belmont University Center for Entrepreneurship, and is an investor in, and advisor to start-up companies including a snowboard manufacturing company and a concert promotion company.
“Where is the value, what is the value you are creating for your customers? Are you doing something you enjoy, that you are really good at, are you truly skilled at this? Is it something you do better than most of your competitors? Who’s going to pay you for it, and how you will you find that market? We have to be able to identify people who will see value and pay for it. A lot of entrepreneurs fall in love with their idea and leave out the value component. Value you is defined not by you, but by the marketplace”...[Listen for More]
Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of Interview Connections, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. The Interview Connections team of Booking Agents works with podcasters to find and book guests for their shows. They also represent dozens of highly qualified guest experts to connect them with podcast hosts for interviews. Jessica is the host of the hit weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV, she’s the host of the Rhodes to Success podcast and she is the co-host of The Podcast Producers, a ten episode audio series selected by Apple as a “How to Podcast” show in iTunes. Jessica is a regular speaker at Dream Business Academy and has shared the stage with dozens of top podcasters at Podcast Movement and Podcast New England. Jessica is married and is the proud mom to a very busy toddler named Nathan, and baby Lucy.
"Work with a business coach or mentor to shortcut your growth, and help you get to where you need to go"...[Listen for More]
Jeff Williams is the CEO of Bizstarters.com, a business startup coaching company specializing in clients over age 50. Over the past twenty five years Jeff and his team o expert coaches have guided more than 4.000 individuals through the business launch process. Bizstarters.com was selected as "The Best Entrepreneurial Guide for People over 50".
"Don’t be afraid to share, you will almost always get back more than you give you. Secondly you need to have a spiritual mission that runs in parallel with your financial one. You need to give back, I try to give at least 5 hours a week volunteering to charitable enterprises, and money too, it’s really important I think. You can get completely overwhelmed, particularly in your first five years, and all you’re thinking about is the business and that’s all you’re working on. You have to diversify your life from the beginning and you have to work hard to do that"...[Listen for More]
Scott, Ashley, and their three children live in Bluffton, SC (outside of Hilton Head) where Scott founded and leads The On Purpose Group LLC doing business under the trade name Business On Purpose: a business coaching, training, and strategy group that works to help small
business owners and organizational leaders to uncover what they cannot see in three primary ways: a) development and implementation of organizational Vision, Mission, and Values, b) systematizing and automating business systems so owners can work ON their business and less time IN their business, and c) he leads virtual Business On Purpose Mastermind groups where business owners and organizational leaders meet weekly to uncover and implement the things they cannot see.
“Vision story. Go back, articulate it, write it down, so that those who read it may run”...[Listen for More]
In 2011, Andy become a member of the Pinnacle Society, a prestigious consortium of the top 75 recruiters in the country. Andy received a Master’s degeee in Counseling Psychology after spending 3 years in social services. He transitioned into business, spending 10 years in the Telecommunications field where he won numerous sales awards including being in the Gold Club for 5 consecutive years and Salesman of the Year in 1997 and 1998.
His passion for competitive sports and his psychology background provide a unique blend of competitiveness and people skills which has influenced how he works. To help clients win the competitive wars by assessing, training and developing people towards greater productivity.
“Be prepared to know you’re going to have highs and lows. How are you going to handle those? The quicker you can get yourself out of the lows to perform is going to make a difference to whether you’re successful or not successful”...[Listen for More]
Kelly Roach is the host of the top rated podcast Unstoppable Success Radio, an International best-selling author, and the CEO of Kelly Roach Coaching. As a former NFL Cheerleader and Fortune 500 Executive where she was promoted 7 times in 8 years, Kelly brings a powerful combination of proven and profitable business growth strategies coupled with the mindset, wellness and productivity practices required to help entrepreneurs build a profitable business around a life they absolutely love.
“Keep it simple. Have fun. Keep everything in perspective. Stay grateful. Keep learning"...[Listen for More]
Mark Moses is a highly successful serial entrepreneur, top business coach and author of "Make Big Happen: How to Live, Work, and Give Big." His firm, CEO Coaching International, coaches over 100 CEOs and entrepreneurs in nine countries. He regularly facilitates annual planning sessions for companies, and is also a passionate and energized keynote speaker. He has been featured in numerous national news outlets like Forbes, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Inc., The Los Angeles Times and more. Mark has also completed 12 full-distance Ironman Triathlons including the Hawaii Ironman World Championship five times.
“If you believe you can, or you believe you can’t you’re right”...[Listen for More]
Scott McKain is a Bestselling author, Hall of Fame professional speaker, and a leading authority on creating distinction for your business and career — that’s Scott McKain. His book, “Create Distinction: What To Do When ‘Great’ Isn’t Good Enough To Grow Your Business” was named by thirty major newspapers as one of the “Ten Best Business Books” of the year.
“Be distinct. Find a way to stand out in your marketplace. Customers don’t choose to do business with you, customers choose to do business with you instead of the alternatives. So if they see no difference between you and the competition, then they have to come up with some way to differentiate, which is why they seem so concerned about price. But if you can find a way to stand out, create distinction, attract customers not only to come but to stay and to bring their friends, and then you truly have a successful business. The purpose of any business is to profitably create experiences that are so compelling that customers have no choice but to be loyal. If you can do that, you’re on way to a very very successful business”...[Listen for More]
Kayla Storlid founded Kayla's Custom Cleaning in 2001. She believes a clean home brings people great joy, and is passionate about providing that feeling to her clients. She also co-founded TurnoverApp: a new software application designed to save time and money during apartment turnovers by allowing property managers and service providers to track the turn on any PC or mobile device.
"Never give up and just keep trying to problem solve, and find new ways to do it better than your competition. If you focus on really good service your business will grow and good things will happen"...[Listen for More]
Joel Holland is the founder of VideoBlocks, a company that distributes over 1,000,000 clips of royalty free stock video and audio each month to over 100,000 customers in the television and video production industry. Joel has been named in the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25" by BusinessWeek Magazine, "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration, and “30 Under 30” by Inc. Magazine.
“If you want to be an entrepreneur and have an idea, now is the time to act on it. The worst thing you can do is kick the can down the road and think you’re going to come back to it later, and I’ve seen a lot of people do that. I meet them for drinks and they talk about their idea and it is a good idea, then they go back to their consulting job where they’re miserable and they do that for years, and they have a car and a house and a family and they’ve never created their idea. So I think regardless of the economy, or any number of excuses, now is always the best time to start”...[Listen for More]
Peggy Sealfon is a Personal Development Coach, Author, and Motivational Speaker who assists individuals towards higher levels of physical, mental and emotional well being. Her effective protocols guide clients in overcoming issues of health, relationships, work, finances or life purpose. She is author of the best-selling book Escape From Anxiety and co-author of The Change-Insights Into Self Empowerment.
"Be passionate about what you’re doing, if you’re not then stop and re-evaluate. Passionate Powerful and Purposeful are three words I live by daily, I have them pop up on my phone and use them in morning meditation"...[Listen for More]
Mike Wood is an online marketer, author, and Wikipedia expert. He is the founder of Legalmorning.com, an online marketing agency that specializes in content writing, brand management, and professional Wikipedia editing. He is a regular contributor to many online publications that have included AllBusiness, Business Insider, Content Marketing Institute, Social Media Today, and many more. He is also the host of the Marketing Impact podcast available on Stitcher and iTunes.
“Don’t fall asleep, you have to keep going forward. You need to read, you need to learn, because the second you stop peddling there’s 100 people behind you that will go past you and you’ll be obsolete. To continue to be successful you need to keep learning, audio books are a great way because you don’t have to do anything. Continue to learn, don’t fall asleep, don’t stay stagnant, keep moving forward”…[Listen for More]
Joanne Weiland created ‘Commanding View’ encouraging others to be all they are designed to be. Her vision evolved 2008 she invented LinktoEXPERT, Web portal to implement your ideas fast: by collaborating with others; and leveraging expert’s education, experience and connections, which ultimately results in exponential business growth and extraordinary success.
"Now all of a sudden you have this blank piece of paper and it’s up to you what do you want to plan on it to do and how are you going to execute that plan and many times you get in your own way because you don’t feel like you’re qualified to do that, so I think myself was my biggest obstacle"…[Listen for More]
For more than 20 years, Dave Daley has been a thriving entrepreneur! And since that time, Dave has built and sold 3 companies in 3 different industries. What he has learned and what he teaches: Is Leadership through Motivation, Inspiration & Perspiration! Please give a warm welcome to Dave Daley THE MONSTER MOTIVATOR!
"My advice is again if you cant stop thinking about it or if you really want something and you can identify your why just take those steps on a consistent basis and understand that it is aggressive patience – it’s aggressive patience. Nothing is going to happen overnight"...[Listen for More]
Gurds Hundal is helping people to transform their lives through holistic practices and believing in the power of self. She is a Transformational Coach, Author, Speaker and Presenter, and has created an online platform to help people to change their lives by giving them tools and tips that they can immediately use.
"Just trust yourself and trust your gut. If something doesn’t feel right…if you are doing a collaboration with somebody and it doesn’t sit right with you say no. Start saying no to things that you don’t want to do and say yes to things that you want, because the moment that you start saying yes to the things that you want you will attract the right things in your business"...[Listen for More]
Tim JP Collins is The Anxiety Revolutionary and supports people suffering with Anxiety, stress and panic attacks. Tim's approach isn't just about coping, it's about moving past Anxiety and fear to live the life you were destined for. Tim is the creator & host of "The Anxiety Podcast" Each week Tim interviews people that have stories that you will be able to relate to. The interviews are raw, real and vulnerable and people share what's really going on for them. Tim believes that the more out of alignment we are in our lives, the more Anxiety & Stress will show up. So he really looks at the bigger picture when working with clients.
"The best advice to other entrepreneurs would be to start now in whatever it is. There is a saying in the real estate market which is “it’s not timing the market its time in the market”. And I think the same can be said for you know if you keep delaying your entrepreneurial pursuit, whatever that is then it will just keep being deferred into the future"...[Listen for More]
Andrea Stenberg is a social media marketing consultant and coach and an award-winning blogger at The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur. She helps baby boomer entrepreneurs – consultants, coaches, service professionals – to standout in a crowded market, position themselves as an expert and to get clients calling them using LinkedIn and other online marketing tools.
"My best advice is…you know there is a myth you know about the self-made millionaire that is is somebody who pulled themselves up by the bootstraps and did all by themselves. And I think anybody who is being honest with themselves or honest with the world knows they didn’t get there by themselves, they had help along the way and there is nothing wrong with asking for help when you need it"...[Listen for More]
Dave Kauffman is an Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Business Coach, Speaker, Talk Show Host and has the most beautiful woman as a wife! Dave has helped hundreds of business owners find freedom in their companies. He has been hand picked by the Ziglar family to carry on for the late great Zig Ziglar.
“Get a dream, set goals, and get a coach"...[Listen for More]
Victor Clarke’s company, Clarke, Inc., has successfully transitioned its business operation away from a dedicated offset printing company using the tools and techniques presented in this podcast. Today Clarke, Inc. works with businesses that do not have a dedicated marketing staff to manage their communications and redeploy them.
“That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals.” Peter Singer