The Importance of Focus vs. The Power of Variety
The Business-Vision Alignment
People start businesses for a variety of reasons.
But, is yours aligned with your vision?
Some people are focused on being “self-employed” and thus choose to start a business. Others are inspired by people they know or that they’ve heard of who’ve built financial stability for themselves and their families through a business. Some people start a business out of necessity and others start one out of pure luck.
There’s no right or wrong approach.
Why No One Wants to Read Your Newsletter
How to Increase Sales by Aligning Tools to Business Goals and KPI's - Salesforce
What actually drives exponential growth in sales?
Tune into this interview with John Sisson, The SVP of Sales at Sales Optimizer. John is a sales expert with over 21-years in the CRM industry. Sales Optimizer leverages collective expertise and offerings to help Saleforce.com customers that are experiencing adoption issues.
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Education Through Technology and Thought Leadership
In this interview, we talk to Lee Elberson: A serial entrepreneur with an interesting resume. Lee is a former marine who has worked in experimental physics at the National Lab Research and also worked as a professional poker player for a year.
Today, Lee owns Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, runs Community Investment Collaborative, partners with his brother at 8 Hats and has a foundation called Better Future Foundation.
How did Lee achieve success by finding the overlap between his passion and what makes him money? He shares his answer in this interview.
In this episode, we also discuss why you need to be journey mapping and revisiting your value proposition. Your customer needs are changing during these uncertain times, so conversations with current clients and customers will help you pivot in the right direction. Lee shares the exact growth secrets that his company is using to propel forward.
Mazhar Khan: How to be An Entrepreneur Within an Existing Business
Why are we getting smarter but not innovating and inventing new stuff?
In this episode, we chat with Mazhar Khan, an entrepreneur with Auro RPA who is providing a solution for this question. Auro RPA offers intelligent automation solutions to get workers off robot-like work situations and utilize them for what humans are good at that machines and robots aren’t i.e., creativity, conversation, empathy and ultimately, innovation.
Rethinking Teambuilding with Carlos Valdes-Dapena
From Grandpa’s Bakery to a Tech Company; How Amber Schroader is Building a Digital Forensics Company
Most entrepreneurship stories start right from our backyards watching our families working hard to put food on the table. Amber’s story is the American dream story.
In this episode, we speak to Amber Schroader. She is the CEO of Paraben. A digital forensics firm that serves not only government institutions like the police force but also regular businesses on how to protect their most valued asset, data.
5 Years and $20 Million; How to Take a Medical Device Company to Market
True Thought Leadership Should Fundamentally Change the Way a Person Thinks About Their Business.
Paying Yourself First: Turn Your Business into a Money Making Machine
Is your business predictably profitable?
If not, you definitely have a problem.
Good news though — it might be a simpler fix than you think.
Recently I sat down with author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz to discuss his modern classic business book Profit First.
How to Know Your Numbers for Massive Marketing Success
Ideally, we want to be able to run our business like it's a machine.
We want to know the quantifiable goals within our business and how to grow and sustain the business.
These are the essential numbers that you need to know to run your sales and marketing strategy.
This will help you know where to invest your time and money so that you can grow your business.
Fostering a Grassroots Entrepreneurial Community with Tim Ryan
How to Be Successful in the US as an Immigrant Entrepreneur and Live the American Dream
Confianz Global is a software solutions company that deals with ERP implementation and one of the top three partners for Odoo ERP in North America, they also develop custom applications and products in Blockchain, machine learning etc for startups.
How an Iraq War Veteran is Bridging the Gap between Corporations and Military Connected Communities
In this interview, we chat with Barrett Bogue, An Iraq War veteran who has worked with non-profits, different businesses, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Barrett helped formulate a bill that increased veteran higher education funds from 3-4 billion annually to 100 billion dollars over 10 years, leading to the nation's largest federal program for higher education.
Now his company Evocati provides consulting services to companies with programs geared towards the military community.
How an Ex-Tech Product Executive is Pivoting to Design-Build Construction
How can you pivot for a new economy in a traditional brick-and-mortar business?
Ben Walker is a former Product and Project Manager who has combined his experience in the technology industry, passion for construction, and southern values to establish a brand that has created a disruption in an industry that is repeatedly challenged.
Institute for Excellence in Sales Podcaster on Selling Through Adversity
How an Entrepreneur and Advisor to President Trump is Bringing Business Back to America
When President Donald Trump wanted a group of advisors to focus on initiatives that support companies that fully operate in America, Kurt Uhlir, Head of The Made in America Movement was top on the list headed to the white house.
Learn about Kurt’s journey to the White House and his journey as an entrepreneur.