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The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 28

These successful entrepreneurs shifted their mindsets to I can and amazingly, doors opened for them!

Ep #142: David Amerland, The Sniper Mind

Ep #143: Hanna Hermanson, Dream Life is Real Life

Ep #144: Stephynie Mailk, Chique Speak

Ep #145: Daniel Thomas Hind, Evolution Eat

Ep #146: Ali Boone, Hipster Investments

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 28 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

There is a common thread with all successful entrepreneurs and that is the importance of investing in both your business and personal growth. So each week we also share with you titles of books that either these entrepreneurs have written or suggested that you read.

You are not alone!

Week 28

1. David Amerland is the author of nine best-selling books, including ‘Google Semantic Search’, ‘SEO Help’ and ‘Online Marketing Help’ and ‘Brilliant SEO’.

He writes on search, marketing and the points where they meet the human mind, on the web. When he is not busy writing he advises companies and startups on social media strategy and gives talks about the social media revolution.

He maintains his own blog at http://davidamerland.com where you can find practical SEO and business advice and he feels that he probably spends more time online than is probably healthy for him. His latest book “The Sniper Mind: Eliminate Fear, Deal with Uncertainty and Make Better Decisions” charts the intersection where real-world data meets brain analytics and changes the way we do everything.

2. Hanna Hermanson works with inspired go-getters, accompanying them into their big visions.

She came to understand that the more money she earned, the more she was able to support the causes she cared about, help the people she loved, and wake up with true ABUNDANCE and GENEROSITY in her heart.

Now, she goes to sleep with visions of education, reform, and travel — rather than fear of her clients not getting results, or wondering “have I done enough”? There is no guilt behind taking days off or even earning more money than she ever imagined was possible.

Her Dream life is her real life and she has created that life for hundreds of others.

3. Stephynie Mailk – From an entry level sales person fresh out of college, to one of the youngest Directors in the Silicon Valley at a Publicly Held company (now private), to the CEO of a 500+ person software integrator at the age of 28, to founding a Global IT consulting firm at the age of 32, Stephynie Malik has a tremendous amount of experience and an undeniable track record of success.

She’s spearheaded and orchestrated multi-million dollar acquisitions, closed global deals and strategic partnerships in the tens to hundreds of millions of dollars realm and was successful in single-handedly growing her consulting firm into a global leader. As the founder and driving force behind MalikCo, Stephynie Malik brings over two decades of dynamic IT consulting experience to her role as President and Chief Executive Officer. Now, as the founder of Chique Speak, she is making it happen again… from Technology Consulting to Human Consulting Stephynie Malik is crushing it globally just as we expected her to do!

Her creative vision and business acumen have been instrumental in building the highly regarded global business that is MalikCo today. Her entrepreneurial spirit, backed by years of experience in enterprise software and telecommunications companies and her drive to create long-term relationships with clients has helped her forge strong associations with the industry’s most widely respected IT leaders.

Stephynie recently founded ChiqueSpeak.com and is in the midst of launching yet another specialty firm designed to ignite men to their true potential on every level. Stephynie Malik does not play small. In her first month in launching ChiqueSpeak, she was inundated with over 400 applications from Executives and Entrepreneurs all over the world. Her coaching style is real… not fluffy. It is proven and tried through all industry leaders and her countless awards speak
for themselves.

4. Daniel Thomas Hind is the founder of EvolutionEat, a transformational diet and lifestyle coaching company that helps overwhelmed individuals evolve their relationship with food.

His coaching method is all about skill development. “Healthy eating is a skill you practice and develop over the course of a lifetime, not a goal that you accomplish in a few months,” he says. “My goal is to empower my clients to fall in love with the practice of healthy eating, not get the specific results. They’ll get the results once they develop the skill.”

Every week, tens of thousands of people read Daniel’s material to learn about the psychology, mindset, emotions, and habits around eating in order to live a healthier, more meaningful life.

What really differentiates Daniel from the thousands of other “fitness” coaches (a designation he hates!) out there is that he’s one of, if not the only, man who addresses the topic of emotional eating head-on – using mindset, skill development principles, and deep coaching instead of typical nutrition optimization.

When he speaks, people listen, because we all know what he’s talking about but are afraid to speak about it.

5. Ali Boone left her corporate job as an Aeronautical Engineer to work full-time in Real Estate Investing. She began as an investor in 2011 and managed to buy 5 properties in her first 18 months using only creative financing methods. Her focus is on rental properties, specifically turnkey rental properties, and has also invested out of the country in Nicaragua.

Here are the key overarching takeaways from Colin’s interviews.

“We all have a brain but we have not been taught to utilize it correctly. We haven’t been trained on processes on how to be disciplined, motivated or focused. If we can understand what is required of us to apply what we need to handle in business then we will become more effective in business.” by David Amerland

“The confidence that we feel we have in the beginning when we start on our own is totally understandable from a neuro scientific point of view because our perspective is biased. We self-analyze. We overestimate our abilities and underestimate the challenges we are going to face. This was the most difficult hurdle I had to face when I decided to branch out on my own in 2002.

At the same time, I applied a strategy and in retrospect it was brilliant because now we have the neuroscience behind that. So what I did was project myself in the future at the point where I was successful. At this time I had clients and I would ask myself – How would I behave. This helped me see another approach to my problems.” by David Amerland

“If you really want to grow you should be the person now that you want to become. You should be a thought leader and a market leader. If you project yourself in this way then you start behaving this way. Now your mindset is changing and your perspective is changing. And perspectives are created by the different centers in the brain. You are creating a reality change.” by David Amerland

“My losing behaviours – I was in this cycle of doubt and cloudiness. It was mentally draining. My winning behaviours – I started going to networking events such as meetup groups. I immersed myself with other people who were doing what I wanted to do.” by Hanna Hermanson

“I would tell my younger self when I was in college – Hanna – you are a big deal and it is Okay to be awesome. I tried to fit into these boxes and I just couldn’t fit into any of them. I wasn’t lost I just wanted to do more. I had this sense that I needed to work on a global level.” by Hanna Hermanson

“The imposter syndrome is so disabling and frustrating. We play small. We hold back. Those big dreams are possible. They already exist you just have to go and claim them.” by Hanna Hermanson

“I believe there are 3 different reasons why businesses fail today:
#1 Lack of listening and lack of empathy. They are not connecting with their customers
#2 – They are not truly aligned with the outcome. (the client wants one thing and they have a different agenda).
#3 – They are arrogant in believing their customers need their service or product. They just assume too much.” by Stephynie Mailk

“I had to learn confidence. I had to change my mindset to believing that I was an expert at what I was doing. I also had to articulate what I was doing.” by Stephynie Mailk

“Surround yourself with positive people. Reach out to people. Be vulnerable and tell people what your story is.” by Stephynie Mailk

“We have a relationship with food and we often don’t think about that when we approach our health and our diet. Typically we approach our health and diet as a goal that we have to accomplish versus a process or a practice that you should develop over time.” by Daniel Thomas Hind

“Learn how to develop a skill set of healthy eating to carry you throughout your life. You will be shocked by the number of people whom food and overeating or poor eating keeps them from living their best lives.” by Daniel Thomas Hind

“Your diet is baseline to you leading a full and productive life. Most people today are overwhelmed and they use food to cope for so many different emotions. I was an emotional eater. I was 25 lbs. over weight and I exercised 5-6 times every week. I was pissed off that diets and over exercising does not work.” by Daniel Thomas Hind

“I don’t think people realize how anchored by their jobs they are. I am a huge fan of passive income, and lifestyle design.” by Ali Boone

“The absolute biggest challenge for me – after I became an entrepreneur – was from being in control and then from not being in control. I was a control freak. When you are an entrepreneur you have no control. You have to trust and you have to do the best you can.” by Ali Boone

“For the first year I was broke and I had to cope with stress. Investing in real estate can be intimidating. I started reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and his message really resonated with me.” by Ali Boone

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with David Amerland visit his Website: davidamerland.com or connect with him on Twitter @davidamerland

To connect with Hanna visit her Website: dreamlifeisreallife.com

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/millennialslivingthedream/about/

Hanna’s Email: hanna@dreamlifeisreallife.com

Stephynie Mailk is offering a special offer to our listeners: stephynie.com/colin

To connect with Daniel email him: HERE or visit his Website: Evolutioneat.com

To receive a Free Guide – The 7 Essential Steps to Free Yourself from Food and Fall in Love with the Practice of Healthy Heating: click – The Food Fix eBook – Free Lead Magnet

To connect with Ali Boone email her: ali@hipsterinvestment.com or visit her Website: Hipsterinvestments.com or for anyone who wants to get into Real Estate visit her consulting site: aliboone.com

If you need a Business Plan visit: Plan2Profit

If you want to talk to Colin Morgan book a call HERE

Free Resources from Week 26

Free Resources from Week 26

The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 27

These successful entrepreneurs value the simple things in life!

Ep #137: Jesse Cole, Find Your Yellow Tux

Ep #138: Jason Stone, Millionaire Mentor>

Ep #139: Gregg Clunis, Tiny Leaps Big Changes

Ep #140: Sharon Salzberg, Meditation and Mindfulness

Ep #141: Joe Hawley, Man Van Dog Blog

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 27 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

You are not alone!

Week 27

1. Jesse Cole is the Owner of Fans First Entertainment, who owns and operates the Savannah Bananas and the Gastonia Grizzlies. Cole and his teams have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, and multiple times on ESPN. Cole is an in-demand speaker and author of “Find Your Yellow Tux- How to Be Successful by Standing Out” being released in January 2018.

The Savannah Bananas have sold out 32 straight games, broke the league attendance record, Savannah attendance record and have a waiting list in the thousands for tickets for the 2018 season. The Bananas have won Organization of the Year back to back years, Entrepreneur of the Year and were CPL Champions in their first year.

Cole believes to be successful you need to Stand Out and Be Different. He writes a blog, hosts a podcast and releases daily videos on FindYourYellowTux.com. He is passionate about creating attention, loving your customers more than your product and loving your employees more than your customers. Cole’s mantra is “Whatever’s normal, do the exact opposite.”

2. Jason Stone is widely known by celebrities and almost 2 million people around the world as @Millionaire_Mentor on Instagram. Stone has successfully launched multiple 6 and 7 figure Instagram and Internet platforms and is becoming a well known social media influencer and marketer. Known for his e-commerce success in the automotive industry in his early years with Treadstone Performance Engineering, Inc.

Jason is a mechanical engineer, real estate investor, car enthusiast, and startup investor. Jason has Co-founded the Impact Billions Movement and also created Gentlemen’s Mafia Instagram network which culminates relationships and success among the thousands of its members worldwide and utilizes his experience and passion as a motivator, mentor, teacher, and social media influencer to help others create success.

3. Gregg Clunis’ passion in life is to build solutions to problems. He loves the process of taking an idea and organizing resources around it in a way that allows for something new, unique, and interesting to be created. This passion presents itself in his various interests and experiences such as art, media production, software engineering, design, sales, and marketing.

Gregg is the host of the widely popular podcast, Tiny Leaps Big Changes, where he instills in his audience the importance of developing solid winning behaviors in your life.

Gregg focuses on the small changes, that lead to BIG results.

4. Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and NY Times bestselling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices to the West and into mainstream culture since 1974, when she first began teaching.

She is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and the author of ten books including NY Times bestseller, Real Happiness, her seminal work, Lovingkindness and, Real Love, her latest release by Flatiron Books. Acclaimed for her humorous, down-to-earth teaching style, Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. She is a regular columnist for On Being, a contributor to Huffington Post, and the host of her own podcast: The Metta Hour.

Sharon has been featured on The Tim Ferris Show and Under The Skin with Russel Brand.

5. Joe Hawley spent his entire adult life playing football in the NFL. He just retired from the NFL after 8 seasons and decided it was time for a change. So he gave everything he owned away to charity and bought a van to travel the country. He doesn’t know where the road will take him but he knows that this is the start of something special and he is so excited to have the opportunity to share it with you. He believes that success with a swath of broken relationships means you’ve failed.

Here are the key overarching takeaways from Colin’s interviews.

“I think every business owner should put themselves in their customer’s shoes. Ask yourself these two questions: “What frustrates you about the industry”? What frustrates you about the business from the customer’s perspective? by Jesse Cole

“Every business has a mirror moment. If you want to be innovative and create your own path you have to have this mirror moment. I had my moment in the fall of 2007. I was the new General Manager of a brand new baseball team outside Charlotte, North Carolina. I inherited a mess. For a period of 7 years there were only 200 fans that would show up to each game. The team had lost over $100,000 the previous year and there was only $268 in their bank account. They had 3 full-time employees and we had to make payroll on Friday.

There was a problem and the problem was with baseball. The game was too long and it was too slow. And it was too boring.” by Jesse Cole

“So I decided to turn it into a circus. We started having grandma beauty pageants in the ball park. We held various events and crazy promotions like: a salute to underwear night and a flatulence fun night. We trained our baseball players how to dance in the middle of the game and how to deliver roses to little girls in the crowd. People were going home and saying “Honey you won’t believe what we saw at the baseball game tonight.

Everyone starting talking and it started with this mirror moment. We now make baseball fun. When you make things fun the business will take care of itself.” by Jesse Cole

“The first thing any business should do is to build an audience. You need to get their attention before you start selling them something. Give them free value and give them free content. This is how I set up Millionaire Mentor. I gave my audience so much value.” by Jason Stone

“I promote a lot of business opportunities on my Instagram account.” by Jason Stone

“If you start a business just to make money then you will probably not make it in your business. In one of my failed businesses I did not do my market research and my market analysis. I did not factor in all of my costs so I did not sell my end product for a profit. I failed to analyze my competitors who were already selling the same product and who were established in the business. I also failed because I wasn’t willing to put 100% of my effort into this business for it to make a profit.” by Jason Stone

“Everything in life that includes everything that you get, everything that you miss, every opportunity that you take and that you don’t take comes from the small things you do every day. So paying attention to your day to day behaviours is the most valuable thing you can do – based on what is it you want your future to look like.” by Gregg Clunis

“The best advice I can give entrepreneurs is to be patient. Recognize that passion is not the most important piece. Read Cal Newport’s book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love and then model your career after that.” by Gregg Clunis

“What happens is not so important. How you are with what happens is important. How much balance, how much presence, and how much kindness you are bringing forth towards this experience matters.” by Sharon Salzberg

“People have to make a reasonable commitment to meditation. It is unfair to yourself if you tried it once and it didn’t work that you now think that you were a failure at it. If you can do 3 to 10 minutes a day for a month you are making a reasonable commitment. Then evaluate after this period.” by Sharon Salzberg

“We may not find delight in our job description every day. Having some sense of meaning about our work as well as having some sort of connection with other people at work affects our happiness at work.” by Sharon Salzberg

“I am trying out the minimalism lifestyle. This is an opportunity for me to take a step back and do what I want to do – to see the country – before I start my own company. I want to start something from scratch.” by Joe Hawley

“I want to inspire other people to live a happier life without more stuff. I have a one year plan.” by Joe Hawley

“I always start my day with a smoothie. I started meditating 2 years ago and today I meditate for 10 minutes per day. This practice has completely changed my life as well. It allows you to respond to the world in a calmer way. You have more control of your emotions and your thoughts rather than responding and reacting to situations that you have no control over.” by Joe Hawley

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with Jesse Cole: Jesse’s Email: jesse@findyouryellowtux.com

Jesse’s Website: findyouryellowtux.com

LinkedIn: jessecolebaseball

Twitter: YellowTuxJesse

Facebook: YellowTuxJesse

Jesse’s Podcast: Business Done Differently with Jesse Cole

To connect with Jason Stone: Instagram: @millionaire_mentor and visit his Website: millmentor.com

To Connect With Gregg Clunis: Gregg’s Podcast: Tiny Leaps Big Changes

Twitter: Gregg Clunis

Instagram: Gregg Clunis

To connect with Sharon Salzberg visit her Website: sharonsalzberg.com

To connect with Joe Hawley visit: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-fGbXb-BCZ2d7c1LIXjdg

Joe’s Website: http://www.manvandogblog.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JHawley61

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

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

If you need a Business Plan visit: Plan2Profit

If you want to talk to Colin Morgan book a call HERE

The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 26

Be ready to plan the long game. Albert Einstein said “It’s not that I am so smart it’s just that I stay with problems longer. This is the secret when becoming an entrepreneur.”

Ep #132: Abigail Hopkins, The Clean Life

Ep #133: Ulyses Osuna, The Power of Positioning

Ep #134: Brad Owens, The Robin Hood of Hiring

Ep #135: Tony Moze, The Rhyming Book Reviewer

Ep #136: Curtis McHale, Good Business, Great Father and Husband

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 26 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

You are not alone!

Week 26

1. Abigail Hopkins is the co-founder of That Clean Life, an online platform that helps leaders in the health and wellness industry easily create personalized and professional nutrition programs for their clients, without spending hours on it, so that they can make the world a healthier, happier place. She’s a Registered Nurse, a Culinary Nutrition Expert, a big fan of hip-hop and playing the long game.

2. Ulyses Osuna is a 21-year-old PR strategist and founder of Influencer Press, a PR firm that works manages publicity for Influencers & a few clients worth over $100m.

Some people he has worked with include: Kevin Harrington, Gerard Adams, Tai Lopez, Jason Stone, Ed Mylett, Jack Vale, Ben Lee, and Think and Grow Rich (The Movie).

Ulyses can show you how through positioning, and branding, how you can make yourself an expert and thought the leader in your industry.

3. The Robin Hood of hiring, Brad Owens, spent a decade helping Fortune 500 companies find talent. Now he helps small businesses attract, hire, and retain their teams.

He’s the host of the Small Business Hiring podcast where he interviews companies that have been voted one of the best places to work and finds out how they did it. He also hosts a weekly live Q&A at www.hiringlivestream.com where he answers questions from leaders that are growing their teams.

4. A US Army veteran, Tony Moze is an educator, entertainer and entrepreneur whose love for books and passion for music has led him to become the RHYMING book reviewer.

To Learn More about Tony Moze, Go HERE

5. Curtis McHale is a husband and father of three. He spends his work time reading, writing and producing content to help business owners run a more profitable business while still getting to see their family. He believes that success with a swath of broken relationships means you’ve failed.

Here are the key overarching takeaways from Colin’s interviews.

Whether you are just starting this entrepreneurial journey or you’ve been at it for a while, the biggest hurdle you are likely to face is getting you and your business noticed.

There are people out there who need what you offer; you just need to ask yourself “Why you are doing what you are doing and why would people like to work for you”?

“Together my husband and I built an entire tech company from our kitchen table. Right here from the comfort in our own home. I am obsessed with making healthy eating simple. My husband is a software engineer so we combined our skills to leverage the power of technology in the nutrition space. We are presently building a tool that makes the process of meal planning super fun and easy.” by Abigail Hopkins

“I was personally struggling with health issues five years ago. I was working 12 hour shifts as a registered nurse. I just got worn down. I knew I had to make some big changes. During this time I was eating a lot of junk food. There were always donuts available. I started weening myself off this process food and introduced real food into my diet. Over time I was feeling so much better. I truly believe that changing the food I was eating changed my entire life.” by Abigail Hopkins

“When I started this, I did have this fear of rejection. I was now getting into sales and I knew that rejection comes with that. But I found with each rejection, it became a little bit easier for me to take. I adopted this philosophy – The worse they can say is no. It is disappointing but not the end of the world.” by Abigail Hopkins

“Get yourself out of obscurity and position yourself as an expert in your field.” by Ulyses Osuna

“PR is one of the biggest growth hacks for building a brand. It achieves credibility, trust and authority without having to take years to building your personal brand.” by Ulyses Osuna

“You all have something that an influencer needs in his business. For example, if you do Facebook advertising go to the influencer who has a mass market to sell them your services.” by Ulyses Osuna

“The recruiting landscape out there is filled with a lot of people who don’t know what they are doing. Big companies will hold recruiting events but fail to train their managers on how to interview people.” by Brad Owens

“Everyone is still trying to hire like it is the 1920’s. In the 1920’s, there were many people looking for work but there were very few jobs to employ them. They post the job and list the qualifications they need for that job. What all companies fail to do is list the reasons why people would want to work for them.” by Brad Owens

“The best companies do not hire. The next time you post an ad for a job opening in your company, say “here is why you want to work for us” instead of “this is the person we are looking for.” by Brad Owens

“When I read the book I am Here I discovered mindfulness. After reading that book I stopped and smelled the roses for the first time in my life.” by Tony Moze

“I then started reading more personal development books and business books. I then decided I wanted to make my own niche. When I was searching on YouTube for books to read I discovered a trend. A lot of people were reviewing books on YouTube so I decided to put my personal touch on it.” by Tony Moze

“You should understand that “sales” is happening in every facet of your life so you shouldn’t shy away from sales and marketing.” by Tony Moze

“I joined a network marketing organization and it was here that I learned that “sales” was important. Due to the seminars and webinars and the books that I read I knew that being creative just wasn’t enough. If you want to make an impact you have to start seeing things on a bigger scale and see yourself as a business – It takes capital, effective strategies on social media and paid advertising from emailing to calling business to business and from business to consumer.” by Tony Moze

“I worked on my business for 6 months while I was working full time. I worked really hard to get the business off the ground. I then decided to quit my job and start working on my business full-time after this time period. I was going through our savings very quickly. I was spending more than I should have and I was not working as hard as I should have. This was going on for 1 year.” by Curtis McHale

“Now I am so productive. I released 5 book reviews on Amazon last week. I have written two 10,000 word books and one 35,000 word book this year. I get up at 4:45 every morning. I read for one hour. I write for one hour. I take a break in the afternoon – 3 hours to go for a run or play with my kids. But this took a long time to get to this point.” by Curtis McHale

“The best form of advertising for me is being interviewed on Podcasts.” by Curtis McHale

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with Abigail Hopkins visit her Website: thatcleanlife.com or connect with her on Instagram: @thatcleanlife

To connect with Ulyses Osuna visit him on Facebook: Ulyses Osuna or Instagram: Ulyses Osuna

To connect with Brad Owens visit his Website: bradowens.com and to receive his free guide for Interviewing click: yourinterviewguide.com

To connect with Tony Moze: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyMoze5/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony_moze/?hl=en or Twitter: https://twitter.com/tony_moze and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCszi2D2DFypMURxlOENUg8A

To connect with Curtis McHale visit his Website: curtismchale.ca or contact him on Social Media @curtismchale

If you need a Business Plan visit: Plan2Profit

If you want to talk to Colin Morgan book a call HERE

The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 25

These entrepreneurs can help you get your business “out of obscurity”.

Ep #127: Josh Elledge, Turning Digital Entrepreneurs into Media Celebrities

Ep #128: Larry Miles, Reinventing Wealth Management

Ep #129: David Quick, How to Harness the Power of Your Herd

Ep #130: Elliot Carlyle. The Brand. The Voice

Ep #131: Michael O’Brien, Creating Better Tomorrows

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 25 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

You are not alone!

Week 25

1. Josh Elledge is a U.S. Navy veteran and launched com to help entrepreneurs attract the perfect audiences and grow their brands without the crazy costs associated with traditional PR companies. UpMyInfluence’s purpose is to DEMOCRATIZE access to influence.

Josh believes he has a moral imperative to help entrepreneurs serve the world with their collective messages while growing their revenue! UpMyInfluence was the natural outgrowth of his first startup, SavingsAngel. com which has grossed more than $6 million in sales with less than $500 in advertising. He did it all through building authority and serving audiences in the media.

Josh is a weekly TV consumer expert in Orlando, writes a syndicated newspaper column to 1.1 million readers, and regularly appears on more than 75 TV stations across the country. All told, Josh has appeared in the media more than 2000 times.

Josh loves living in Orlando, FL with his wife and three children.

2. Larry Miles is a Principal and shareholder of AdvicePeriod, a firm whose mission is to reinvent wealth management. His primary focus is providing strategic leadership for growth and profitability while driving and maintaining a culture of excellence.

Over a nearly two-decade career, Larry has developed a wealth of leadership and business development experience across national market management, coaching, and professional growth.

His teams have won “#1 Best Place to Work in Los Angeles” two different years at two different companies—the only leader to ever accomplish this. Prior to joining AdvicePeriod, Larry was President of BNY Mellon’s largest Western Region. Larry started his career as an executive of a large independent RIA, where he facilitated a successful sale of that business to City National Bank.

Larry earned a BA from Amherst College, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and is a member of Young Presidents Organization.

He was named to InvestmentNews’ 40 Under 40 list last year and is authoring a book on how to build a professional services firm of the future, due out later this year.

3. David Quick is the go-to speaker, executive coach, and Vistage Chair expert helping business owners and CEOs learn how to work fewer hours, be significantly more successful, and build stronger professional relationships. David is a true “recovering Bull,” having worked over 20 years with companies like Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Roche Diagnostics. As the owner of Helping Bulls Thrive in China Shops, David has impacted over 300 CEOs nationwide, been featured on TEDx, and is a regular presenter at Vistage meetings.

Ask the big question, “Do you have the right people in the right seats?” The answer may surprise you! David takes a deep dive into employee performance, helps your organization understand the ideal traits needed for each new hire, gives you a better understanding of your current organizational gaps, and helps you get more top performers into your organization.

David truly enjoys helping business leaders thrive, their companies thrive and helping make his small corner of the world a better place.

4. Elliot Carlyle is a New York City-based branding & creative consultant, empowerment speaker, executive & life coach, and philanthropist. Elliot specializes in marketplace technologies including executive, public relations, creative direction and/or media services in the fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle industries. He has built a respected brand and reputation inside and outside the fashion industry because of his expertise in personal branding. Starting out as a college dropout, Elliot began his career by harnessing the power of social media to launch his brand via MySpace. From that time, his professional experience encompasses a number A-list entertainment clients, multimillionaire business executives, fashion events and brands over the last 10 years.

Today, Elliot continues to execute his personal mission, which is also his brand statement, in all his endeavors, “building people for global influence.”

5. Michael O’Brien helps sales and marketing leaders who are juggling it all slay the internal feelings of worry and doubt so they can accomplish complete success.

Before starting his executive coaching firm, Peloton Coaching, and Consulting, Michael spent over two decades in the pharmaceutical/bio industry in roles that ranged from sales to marketing to executive leadership. He is also lucky to be alive. On July 11th, 2001, he was struck head-on by a speeding SUV while out on a training bike ride. He considers it his last bad day and shares his journey from being a human doer to a human being in his best-selling memoir, Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows and donates all the proceeds to the World Bicycle Relief.

Finally, Michael is an active volunteer and corporate sponsor for the Healthcare Business Women’s Association and an advocate for gender parity. He lives in Bergen County, NJ with his wife, two daughters, three dogs and Rosie the cat.

Here are the key overarching takeaways from Colin’s interviews.

Whether you are just starting this entrepreneurial journey or you’ve been at it for a while, the biggest hurdle you are likely to face is getting you and your business noticed.

There are people out there who need what you offer; you just need to find your voice!

“If you want to grow your business then the #1 thing to do is Brand your Website. People love doing business with people and not faceless corporations. It is really important on your website and on your social media platforms to communicate that you are a real person and that you had a hero’s journey. Tell them your story why you do what you do and that you have a lot of value that you can now offer to them.” by Josh Elledge

“The second thing to do if you want to grow your business is to work on your business instead of in your business. If there is something that you do not like doing but know that it will grow your business then you should be doing it. It is a sign.” by Josh Elledge

“The currency that is more valuable than anything in business is authority. Finding ways to become respected in your industry is the most valuable thing that you could possibly do. Authority comes from other people who are higher in authority saying “yes Paul Morgan at Plan2Profit is a cool guy. You ought to pay more attention to him. It doesn’t necessarily come from financial success. It comes from other influencers. So make this a huge priority.” by Josh Elledge

“The more you can surround yourself with great people in your business, the more you will learn and the better you will be.” by Larry Miles

“People are the key to your success. The biggest challenge is finding the right people and then putting them in the right position to allow them to succeed. To find the best people, it is about telling the world about what you believe in and allowing the people who share your mission to find you. In our business, we want to attract people who share our mission.” by Larry Miles

“Two years ago we had 50 clients. Today we have over 600 clients. Two years ago we had one office – today we have 12 offices. We have added so many great people with great ideas that our partners could never have come up with. If we weren’t open to their suggestions we would not have the business we have today. You must be open to new innovations, new technologies and new ideas.” by Larry Miles

“This is my version of what a coach can do for you. You need that person alongside you that will stretch you, that doesn’t have an agenda and that holds you accountable for that path that you define. Every athlete has a coach that holds them accountable to a scheduled practice routine so every business owner should as well.” by David Quick

“I also tell owners that they should be involved in a Mastermind group or groups as well as employing a coach. It allows you to step out of your day to day routine and work on your business with a broader perspective.” by David Quick

“Always ask yourself these questions: Where are you going? What do you want to be? What do you want to do and what do you want to have?” by David Quick

“Behind every brand, behind every company, behind every product there is a person. “I help bring people to a place of clarity so they can create the type of context that they need. The more clear you are on your entrepreneurial journey the more success you will experience.” by Elliot Carlyle

“I think one of the biggest struggles that entrepreneurs experience is when to say yes and why to say no. When you get caught up in the grind, you are really excited about what you are doing so you say yes to everything. I overextended myself. I served the people but probably did not service them the way I should have. So I put systems in place. Now I ask myself this question – Is this a relationship that will benefit both parties.” by Elliot Carlyle

“Remain a student of life. In every piece of life or every area in your life there is a moment to learn. There is a moment to be inspired. There is a moment to be empowered. Every experience you have helps you navigate your place in this world.” by Elliot Carlyle

“I was in a horrific accident. I knew I was in trouble. I was in pain and I couldn’t move. When I was in the helicopter being transported to a hospital I can remember hearing the blades of the helicopter and this thought came to me – If I live – My Life will be different. I will stop chasing happiness and just be.” by Michael O’Brien

“I did play the victim for a while. In fact I was a mess. I was angry. I was revengeful. I then had this moment that I realized I wanted to be the best version of myself. I wanted to be the best husband; the best father. I knew then that I had to shift my mindset from being a victim. My new story is that I am resilient. I readjusted my mindset. I have this mantra that I recite every day and it is about me getting better every day.” by Michael O’Brien

“You need resilience because you are going to have setbacks. When you experience setbacks go back to your breath. Pause and just Breathe. Try to change your story. Look at this setback as a growing opportunity and keep showing up day after day. Live the value of resilience.” by Michael O’Brien

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with Josh Elledge – Sign Up For Josh’s FREE WEBINAR: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/webinar-registration

To connect with Larry Miles visit his Website: adviceperiod.com or you can Email Larry: larry.miles@adviceperiod.com

To connect with David Quick visit his Website: helpingbulls.com

For Free Resources visit helpingbulls.com/dailygrind

To connect with Elliot Carlyle visit his Website elliotcarlyle.net or you can connect with him on Instagram: Elliot Carlyle, Twitter: Elliot Carlyle, and Facebook: Elliot Carlyle

To connect with Michael O’Brien visit his Website michaelobrienshift.com

ALL proceeds of Michael’s book goes to The World Bicycle Relief.

If you need a Business Plan visit: Plan2Profit

If you want to talk to Colin Morgan book a call HERE

The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 24

These entrepreneurs dedicate their businesses to a very specific niche. They follow the adage “The Riches are in the Niches”.

Ep #122: AJ Wilcox, The LinkedIn Expert

Ep #123: Sam McRoberts, VUDU Marketing

Ep #124: Kevin Harrington, Original Shark

Ep #125: Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist of Canva

Ep #126: Peter Reitano, Abacus Agency

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 24 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

Week 24

1. AJ Wilcox is a long-time digital marketer who fell in love with the LinkedIn Ads platform in 2011. He founded B2Linked.com in 2014, which specializes in LinkedIn Ads account management, training, and consulting.

Since then, he has managed hundreds of accounts and a combined $100 million in ad spend on the network. He has worked directly with several of LinkedIn’s top 10 accounts.

AJ’s entrepreneurial journey is deeply rooted in his faith. After he was fired from his last job, he was offered multiple job opportunities. He prayed to God to figure out what he should do and the answer was to turn them all down and start his own business — and he’s never looking back!

2. Sam McRoberts, founder & CEO of VUDU Marketing, has been doing web design and online marketing for 18 years, and has extensive experience with search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing, paid search marketing, conversion optimization, and social media marketing.

He has done work for hundreds of companies such as HTC, Microsoft, Nokia, Getty Images, HostGator, Goodreads, Scholastic, and Shane Co.

Sam is the author of Screw the Zoo (#1 Amazon best seller in self-help), a book about escaping from the mental and societal cages that keep us trapped, and writes for Inc. and Entrepreneur.

3. Kevin Harrington is an orginial “Shark” onthe hit TV show Shark Tank, the creator of the infomercial, pioneer of the As Seen on TV brand, and co-founding board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization—Kevin Harrington has pushed past all the questions and excuses to repeatedly enjoy 100X success.

His legendary work behind-the-scenes of business ventures has produced well over $5 billion in global sales, the launch of more than 500 products, and the making dozens of millionaires. Twenty of his companies have each topped $100 million in revenue.

4. Guy Kawasaki did not invent secular evangelism, but he popularized it. This goes back to 1983 and his work with the Macintosh Division of Apple. He is currently the chief evangelist of Canva, an online, graphics-design Company from Australia.

Guy is the author of thirteen books. These books are textbooks for the finest academic institutions in the world and have been both New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. His writing focuses on the tactical and practical in order to empower and inspire.

Guy gives over fifty keynote speeches per year. His clients include Apple, Nike, Gartner, Audi, Google, Microsoft, and Breitling as well as dozens of trade associations. His topics include innovation, enchantment, social media, evangelism, and entrepreneurship.

5. Peter Reitano is the Co-Founder and CEO of Abacus Agency. He is an Agency side marketing veteran with 10 years in the industry. Built and sold Spark Marketing, teaches digital marketing at Bitmaker Labs, mentors at Futurpreneur, and regularly speaks at conferences and industry panels around the world.

Here are the key overarching takeaways from Colin’s interviews.

Marketing is the oxygen to your business. Colin spoke to 3 entrepreneurs who found their niches in the marketing world – Facebook, LinkedIn and SEO. They provided some great tips and resources for you.

A beautiful Website doesn’t matter if no one can find it!

But you cannot start advertising or even start pitching your business idea to investors if you cannot answer the question “What do you do” clearly and succinctly.

“LinkedIn Ads targets B2B. On Facebook you can do things like target by job title or company name but so few people actually put that information into their profile. That it is really difficult to scale. LinkedIn allows advertisers the ability to target based on nearly all of the attributes of a professional’s LinkedIn profile.” by AJ Wilcox

“There are 3 areas that should consider advertising on LinkedIn. One is High value business to business leads. If you are selling a product or service to a business and it gives you $15,000 over the lifetime of that one customer then it is a good platform to advertise on. The 2^nd is White Collar recruiting – an HR department looking to hire 100 or more tech people. The 3^rd is Higher Education – MBA Programs and PHD Programs looking to recruit.” by AJ Wilcox

“I have an investment mindset. I knew I could continue my business for a solid 6 months without revenue because I saved a nest egg. For the first year and a half, I wrote guest blog posts for digital marketing companies, I partnered with someone doing a webinar so I could teach other people about LinkedIn ads, and I wrote courses. I knew doing this wasn’t going to generate income tomorrow but maybe over time it would build up a library of inbound content that might bring me leads. I cared about what I was doing and how it would affect my business 6 months later. I was interesting in building long‑term relationships with people.” by AJ Wilcox

“The bigger you are the more likely your mistakes will be technical in nature. For example, is your content mobile friendly, are there errors on your site, or is your site slow.” by Sam McRoberts

“I learned early in the business that I am not a bank. Some companies want to pay 60 – 90 days out. Some companies want to pay you after the work is done. Some companies are terrible. I hated chasing money so one year later I decided not to work under their terms. I now expect cash out front. Once you push back a little most people are fine with it. Operating under this model has saved me a lot of headaches.” by Sam McRoberts

“Learn everything you can about marketing. It is so important for your business.” by Sam McRoberts

“I started several businesses as a young entrepreneur. I started in 1984 selling products on the Discovery Channel during their down time. This was the beginning and the birth of the infomercial industry. We started selling ginsu knives, food savers, juicers, George foreman products etc. I am considered the Inventor of the Modern Day Infomercial. I have done over 500 infomercials and this led to a public company on The New York Stock Exchange that grew into the billions of dollars in sales.” by Kevin Harrington

“It is important for early entrepreneurs to perfect their pitch. I believe it is vital. You need it also for a press release, you need it for a good Website. You need to write a sales pitch for your business and to sell your products. You also need a great pitch to raise capital.” by Kevin Harrington

“When you start your business surround yourself with smart people. Today, I spend over $100,000 in mentors and coaches in all different areas. Don’t be afraid to spend money to get the right people.” by Kevin Harrington

“I wish I could say being prepared and hard work is not only necessary but sufficient. It may be necessary but not always sufficient. There are times when you will get lucky or unlucky. There are shades of grey. Properly prepared or more prepared increases your probability of success but it doesn’t guarantee success.” by Guy Kawasaki

“The key for an entrepreneur wanting to launch a product is to understand that the purpose of a company is to create a customer. It is not to raise money. Many entrepreneurs are so focused on the pitch and the plan and the forecast when they should be focused on the prototype.” by Guy Kawasaki

“I highly recommend that you read the book “If you Want to Write”. This book changed my life. It will unshackle you from limitations that people put on you. It will free you from external and internal limitations.” by Guy Kawasaki

“Facebook is just a behemoth and it has turned the advertising platform into an incredible tool. It is only a matter of time until more people will be advertising on Facebook. Last year was the first time that major banks in Canada spent more on digital marketing than traditional marketing.” by Peter Reitano

“Having an ego can be very destructive. Marketing is very ego driven and if you continue to think that you know everything then your relationships with your clients and your employees will be ruined. So let the best idea win, have humility and watch the data.” by Peter Reitano

“There are a couple of common mistakes that a lot of entrepreneurs make when advertising on Facebook. Number 1 – they are not spending enough. You should spend enough to get statistically significant data sets. You can then make good decisions based on that data. Number 2 – people create content that isn’t specialized to the platform. Every platform has its own language so change up your message.” by Peter Reitano

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with AJ visit his Website: B2linked.com (fill out the contact page and connect directly with AJ)

To connect with Sam McRoberts email him: sam@sammcroberts.com, or connect with him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sams_antics?lang=en, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammcroberts/ or visit his Websites: screwthezoo.com, vudumarketing.com, sammcroberts.com

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To connect with Kevin Harrington visit his Website: kevinharrington.tv or you can email him directly: EMAIL ME

To connect with Guy Kawasaki go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guykawasaki/ or to his Website: https://guykawasaki.com/

To connect with Peter visit his Website: https://www.abacus.agency/ or follow him on Twitter: Peter Reitano

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The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 23

These entrepreneurs were motivated to change, and they were deliberate in how they were going to do it.

Ep #117: Russ Perry, Design Pickle

Ep #118: Travis Chambers, Chief Media Hacker

Ep #119: Johnathan Grzybowski, Co-Founder of Penji

Ep #120: Colin Nanka, Sales and Leadership Development

Ep #121: Brent McClure, CFO

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 23 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

Week 23

1. Russ Perry is the Founder of Design Pickle, the #1 unlimited and flat-rate graphic design service in the world. Launched in 2015, Design Pickle has experienced unprecedented success helping small businesses get the creative content they need so their clients can focus on what they do best. Russ is the author of The Sober Entrepreneur, a powerful book uncovering his journey from rock bottom and his commitment to the ultimate life hack: sobriety. Additionally, Russ is a Certified Trainer with Wake-Up Warrior, the #1 training program for men worldwide. He enjoys traveling with his wife – Mika – and their three beautiful daughters.

2. Travis Chambers is the Founder and Chief Media Hacker at Chamber.Media, an agency that makes scalable social videos; large production videos run as ads on Facebook and YouTube that drive millions in sales. In his career, he’s been a hands-on Director, Producer, Writer,
and Social Ad Buyer. See case studies at www.chamber.media.chamber.Media videos have driven $40,000,000+ in trackable sales, 250 million views, 3 million social shares, 15k press features, and thousands of brand integrations with social influencers. We’ve been featured in AdWeek, Forbes, NextWeb, and Time.

Travis led distribution and content strategy for “YouTube’s #1 Ad of the Decade,” Kobe vs. Messi with 140 million views. He’s worked with brands like Yahoo, Kraft, Old Navy, Coca-Cola, and Amazon among others.

Travis regularly speaks about social/web video at conferences such as VidCon, VidSummit, ad: tech, Start Festival, CVX Live, and Universities.

3. Johnathan Grzybowski is the co-founder of Penji, a dependable on-demand design service that helps marketing teams receive unlimited custom design at a flat monthly cost. His goal is to empower the next generation of designers through education and community building. Johnathan is also the producer and host of The Blind Entrepreneur Podcast featuring interviews with entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and business professionals to help those who may be temporally blind in business and guide those individuals to profitability.

4. Colin Nanka is the Senior Director of Enablement for North American Sales and Leadership Development at the world’s leading Customer Relationship Management Company, Salesforce.com. He is a proven sales leader with over 20 years of sales experience including time at Salesforce and Xerox Corporation. Colin completed his business degree in Canada at the University of Alberta. In his spare time, he competes in multi-day, self-sustained, adventure races in the world’s most treacherous terrains, including the Sahara Desert, Gobi Desert, Iceland, Grand Canyon, Atacama Desert and, most recently, in Antarctica. He has a passion for writing, collaborating, learning and empowering his community to go further.

5. Brent McClure is not your typical CPA. He is a visionary, a change agent, and paradigm breaker for the accounting profession as well as businesses across multiple verticals. Brent grew up in his family grocery store and took a love of business from an early age and turned it into his future.

A results-oriented Senior Executive and Consultant with more than 20 years of success, Brent crosses many business verticals: financial services, construction, SaaS, retail, distribution, manufacturing, oil & gas, and technology industries. Brent leverages his extensive experience to help businesses improve profitability, increase their capacity, develop sustainability and ensure necessary compliance all while achieving a greater return on investment.

In his experience, Brent has learned that hiring a CFO isn’t something many small or medium-sized businesses can afford, yet many times desperately need. With this knowledge, he started promoting his CFO services as more of an outsourced, a la carte, offering via McClure Consulting & Advisory, LLC.

Now Brent helps businesses surpass their financial goals through leadership coupled with strategic planning and execution. He wants to ensure business leaders and owners no longer ignore the need for robust financial support or the “back office”, finances to their own detriment.

The one piece of advice that most of these entrepreneurs would like to give you is to have patience. They were always pushing to be successful. “It is good to push but too often we keep climbing and fail to enjoy the process and to be grateful during the process.”

“I had to make a hard decision at 22. I was going to be a father. I decided to become an entrepreneur then. I wish I could say it was roses and success, but it wasn’t. I was struggling with alcohol addiction. When I made the decision in 2013 to become clean I was very clear about what I needed to do. I wanted to pursue a professional path that was in total alignment with my interests.” by Russ Perry
When I first started, I was always chasing the dollar. I was always chasing the next contract because I needed to get paid. I didn’t think about how I was getting paid and the value I was providing. I was addicted to be an entrepreneur without actually knowing how to do it.” by Russ Perry
“To make more money you need to create more value in what you are offering. Find out what your customers value and service those needs.” by Russ Perry

“When I started this business, I was curious. I had side projects. I had a desire to learn this industry, so I invested 100’s of hours studying the industry. It was preparation meeting opportunity. by Travis Chambers
“We had a client that we did a lot of work for, but he only paid us ½ of what they owed us. It hurt our cash flow. I had to move in with my mother-in-law for a while just to make ends meet.” by Travis Chambers
“Six months later we transitioned our business from selling shareable videos to direct response sales videos. Anytime you pivot your business like this expect a downtime in your business. This was two years ago. I was three months away from letting my employee go and then we got a major project that got us going again and we have never stopped.” by Travis Chambers

“Initially when we started the business it was great. It was growing but I was not happy with the way we were delivering our service; we were lacking something. It wasn’t a lack of quality there was a lack of care missing in our service. I wasn’t happy with the way the business was running. We were asked by the press: “Why are you here in the city of Camden, New Jersey” and “What are you doing to give back.” We had no answer. We wanted to flip the narrative. We now want to give people opportunities – jobs. We deliver more quality to our service. We are now a socially-conscious business.” by Johnathan Grzybowski
“Leadership has been my biggest learning curve – you need to check your ego at the door. The company will always be bigger than you especially if you have employees. You must admit that you are wrong sometimes. Look after your employees. It is a give and take relationship.” by Johnathan Grzybowski
“You can be successful right in your backyard. You do not need to move to a major city to be successful. By creating an incredible service and giving back to the community you can be in business anywhere.” by Johnathan Grzybowski

“I have had a lot of life lessons through failure. What I learned from racing is that you need to find new gears when you are at the bottom of your tank. IT IS BY ASKING YOURSELF GOOD QUESTIONS like; What is the learning opportunity. I needed to switch my mindset. I knew I was going to grow from this race.” by Colin Nanka
“Good salespeople play the long game. They know that there is a set of skills that they need to have but they don’t try to take on everything at once.” by Colin Nanka
“This is the way I like to think of Mentorship. I like to have these 3 buckets full at all time:
Play with someone that is better than you because they will stretch your capabilities.
Play with someone who is equal to you because it will drive that competitiveness in you.
Play with someone who is not as good as you. Pay it forward.” by Colin Nanka

“I didn’t like working in the corporate world. I felt like something was missing. It didn’t excite me to make partner where I was working. What excited me was to be my own entrepreneur, although it took me awhile to step out on my own. It was difficult for me making that leap of faith and not having a regular pay check.” by Brent McClure
“I meditated. I made lists. I listened to podcasts and I realized that many people were in the same situation that I was in. I was unhappy in my job and I needed to branch out on my own.” by Brent McClure
“Many business operators ignore their financials. They think anyone can do it but deep down they are afraid because they don’t know anything about the financial side of their business. Many business operators ignore their numbers, and many suffer from margin erosion.” by Brent McClure

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with Russ Perry click his Website: https://designpickle.com/ or you connect with him on Instagram: Russ Perry

To connect with Travis Chambers visit his Website: www.chamber.media or connect with him on LinkedIn: Travis Chambers or you can listen to his Podcast: How I Sold Your Attention

To connect with Johnathan Grzybowski, visit his Website: penji.co

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To connect with Colin Nanka on Twitter: Colin Nanka or Instagram: Colin Nanka or you can read Colin’s Daily Blog: https://colinnanka.com/blog/

To connect with Brent McClure, visit his Website: brentmcclure.com or follow him On Social Media: @lbmcpa.

For a FREE Strategy Session: brentmcclure.com/dailygrind

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The Entrepreneur Start-Up Series Week 12

“Marketing is the cornerstone for every successful business. “Nothing happens in business until someone sells something to someone else.”

Ep #56: Noah Kagan, Founder of The Sumo Group

Ep #57: Tom Schwab, Founder of Interview Valet

Ep #58: Finding Your Dream Job with Nissar Ahamed

Ep #59: Curiosity & Culture with Barry Glassman

Ep #60: Influencer Marketing with Victor Ricci

The Daily Grind Business Podcast interviews successful business owners and people in hopes to inspire the next great entrepreneur.

Welcome to Week 12 of The Daily Grind Business Podcast Weekly Summaries. Each week the interviewees impart their wisdom by sharing their experiences. Learn from them. To connect with them and to receive some free information please click on the links below.

Week 12

1. Noah Kagan is a serial entrepreneur, author, podcaster, internet marketer, business expert, and taco lover. He was employee #30 on Facebook and #4 at Mint. He’s the founder of Sumo and AppSumo. Essentially, he builds tools that help small businesses grow.

2. Tom Schwab knows how to build an online business. Marketing at its heart is starting a conversation with someone who could be an ideal customer. Tom helps small business owners, entrepreneurs and soloprenuers get featured on leading podcasts their prospects are already listening to. Then he shows them how to turn listeners into customers.

3. Nissar Ahamed is the Founder and Managing Editor of an online publication called com, where they focus on career advice for job seekers and freelancers.

His publication, CareerMetis.com has a community focused approach to career discussion and has earnt Nissar great respect amongst his peers. His decision to establish CareerMetis.com, was motivated by a desire to share his experience in the recruitment industry with others.

4. Barry Glassman founded Glassman Wealth Services back in 2009 and has grown the firm to manage over $1 billion for families and entrepreneurs. You may have seen him on CNBC as he sits on their digital advisory board; and he has been recognized with top advisor awards by just about every respected financial publication, including Barron’s, Financial Times and Investment News.

But what drives him is different than most financial leaders, believing that the culture at his firm can affect the outcomes of his clients’ goals. In his spare time, he’s a frustrated color-blind photographer (www.barryglassman.net), specializing in travel and sports photography.”

5. Victor Ricci is the founder of Trend Pie. A marketing company that specializes in Influence Marketing. At 22 years old he has around 5 years of experience in social media and digital Ricci has always loved the Internet and creating things. As a teenager, he experimented in different areas of technology and business to find what he was passionate about. During this process, he started a half dozen web companies before founding Trend Pie in his college dorm room.

He started taking social media more seriously when his Vine account, @QuickLifeHacks, amassed over 1,400,000 followers. He was a social media personality for years so he understands the industry from both aspects. Ricci graduated from Seton Hall University with a degree in Marketing.

Three of these entrepreneurs carved a unique and different niche in the marketing world.

A couple of entrepreneurs were taught to go ahead and find a secure career. Put your time in, get a pension and everything will be taken care of. These entrepreneurs did work in what the masses would consider a “great job” but they were not happy.

“I kept getting fired so this is how I got into entrepreneurship. I started this business to solve two problems. I wanted software and I didn’t want to pay full price for it. I wanted to find a career that would make me stay. I wanted to be my own boss that I couldn’t do in any individual company. I quit my job after making about $2,000 outside my job. I believe that you have to find out if your business idea has legs and then from there flush it out– test the market. by Noah Kagan

“It’s hard to be in business if you do not have a network around you. I recommend going to find a Facebook group that is set up for people who want to start a business and start helping them out with advice. Offer your service for free and then just start to get busy.” by Noah Kagan

“Your Problem is actually 20% of the problem. The real problem is your attitude towards that problem.” by Noah Kagan

“Marketing for me is just starting a conversation with someone that could be an ideal customer. If you can get your blogs on guest’s blogs like Huffington Post, New York Times, etc. wherever your ideal customers are, then you are borrowing that audience so they get to know who you are and to start to trust you.” by Tom Schwab

“Podcast Interview marketing will be similar to what email marketing or social media marketing was.” by Tom Schwab

“I learned something very valuable when I served in the Navy. You have to be smart enough to know the right answer when told.” by Tom Schwab

“Focus on skill building and gaining experience. Different experiences will lead you to great things.” by Nissar Ahamed

“Empower yourself so if and when you get in the position that you might leave your present job to go out on your own you will be ready.” by Nissar Ahamed

“If you don’t buy into your mentors philosophies and their values then you will be frustrated most of your career.” by Barry Glassman

“I gave up my brokerage firm in 2009 and became a fiduciary. It was a learning curve. When I started out I would pick up the phone and start calling potential clients from 9-4 and then from 6-9 to introduce myself and my independent services to them. It took a long time before someone said Yes. Then I had my Forest Gump Moment. In 1996 there was a snow storm so no other brokerages were open. So I phoned that week and that is when I started my client base. I made more clients that week than the previous 2 years combined.”by Barry Glassman

“When you do it right and for the right reasons everything that you do should come back to your mission statement. Our mission statement is to enrich our client’s lives.” by Barry Glassman

“Gary Vanderchuk feels that you should put out a whole bunch of content and eventually it will pay off. I believe in this philosophy to a point. – Putting out poor content can negatively affect your company and hurt your image down the road. My advice is to definitely put out as much content as you can but to a standard that will make you proud of what you posted. Balance your content with good content.” by Victor Ricci

“When I started Trend Pie – I messed up more times than I can count. But I had an amazing support system. My mentor guided me through the pitfalls of being an entrepreneur in the early stages. I wasn’t keeping any records of our campaigns. I had no analytics set up to view the results of the campaign, no invoices or logs of campaigns, and this is how I was running the business for 2 months. I was more concerned about executing the campaign and making sure it was successful rather than any preparation pre or post campaign.” by Victor Ricci

“Building your network is so important.” by Victor Ricci

FREE RESOURCES:

To connect with Noah Kaban visit his Websites: Appsumo.com – social media tool; Sumo.com, – tools to automate your site growth; Briefcasehq.com – dozens of software tools to help you create, grow and scale your business; Kingsumo.com to help you grow your email list.

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