Big Hitters with Larry Weidel

Robby Clark has founded and co-founded over 5 companies. Within owning these companies his has found that every business has its challenges, some harder than others, and sometimes you may have to change your plan to get to your desired goal. Robby...

Founder & CEO of SID Developments, Robby Clark knew that building a team was the key to growing success. It’s important to create opportunities for everyone and you get the most value by building a team because you then have the time you need to...

When Guy Shashaty first started his business, he made $6K in his first month, and he felt like he was on top of the world, and nothing was stopping him. His second month, however, knocked him down and he only made $500. But winning is about getting up...

Guy Shashaty was living a life of “survival”. That means he was working just to make enough money to pay the bills and that was it. Then he started listening to the people that were successful and decided to make a change in his life. Now he is...

Business Leader Dean Francis knows many ways to build a successful team and business. How building a successful team is the key to stacking the odds of success in your favor. • Building a large flexible business. • Constantly visualizing your...

The start of something new is often overwhelming and isn’t always a smooth sailing experience, but never giving up often secures great rewards. Business legend Dean Francis had a rocky start, but his business has flourished into something...

Business Leader, Joe Ward shares all the ways he learned to have great success. When you’re running a business, your focus should be on the small people who are going to make the business big. Those who do small, often are trying to hardest to make...

Distractions come at us from every aspect of life. Million Dollar Earner, Joe Ward discusses the keys to conquering these distractions and the importance of focusing on what you’re trying to accomplish. • “The One Thing” book. •...

Million Dollar Earner Joe Ward knows a lot about navigating life, but more specifically about navigating life successfully. When you see that someone is rich in success ask yourself, what makes them better than me? What is it that they’re doing that...

Owning a business is one thing, but owning a seasonal business is another. Jeff Robinson, the owner of The Ski Shop Ajax, is open for business year-round with ski season only being around 5 months long. The problem is figuring out how to keep business...

Business owner, Jeff Robinson was on the track to becoming an attorney when he decided he was going to pursue businesses. He is now the owner of 3 ski shops with over $5M worth of revenue coming in. Jeff believes you have to put in the hard work and...

To wrap up the series, Bill Orender asks Larry to go into how he’s been able to keep everything moving forward and ensuring the success still continues. Larry explains that if you want to keep winning, you have to stay fresh. When you’re not...

John Clendenin helped put skiing on the map by being one of the first ski champion’s when they started ski competitions in 1973. Since then, he has been in over 20 promotional ski films, and even helped to develop some of the most elite skier in the...

With 4 1st place titles in the World Freestyle Ballet Skiing, John Clendenin has earned his spot in the Ski Hall of Fame in more ways than one. He is the founder of the Ski Doctors and the Clendenin Ski Method. John explains to Larry how to he...

Producing over 300 barrels of oil a day, Robert “Bob” Burr is the president of Panex, an oil exploration company. When he was still in the life insurance business, even though he had great success, he knew the opportunity to go into the oil...

At 19 years old Robert “Bob” Burr was driving a natural gas truck miserable and searching for something he could get excited about and at 36 he was an alcoholic ready to put the booze to the side and get his life together. Bob tells us about the...

Robert “Bob” Burr is the president of Panex and is 47 years deep into the business industry. He’s found that the best philosophy for life is to simply live and love life. He realized one day that he was unsatisfied with was he was doing and...

Once a legendary Professional Golf coach teaching some of the industry’s most successful players, Bobby McIver now spends his days raising Belted Galloway Cattle on his farm. Coaching has taught him a lot of lessons in excelling that he has found...

Former golf professional and coach, Bobby McIver has been in the industry for over 50 years. In those years he’s managed to rack up a lot of knowledge which has led to big success. In 2013 his autobiographical book, “The Heart of the Game”, was...

Deep dive into the mind of Larry Weidel with special host Bill Orender. Larry talks us through the ways his various businesses overlap, and how he got his first lesson on systems in a West Hampton restaurant at 11 pm in high school. • The parallels...

If there’s anyone who knows about persistence, it's CEO Jessica Chang. She and her team never gave up contacting PBS because they knew that was the best place for their message to reach the masses. She’s had a world of insight into winning and...

In 2017 Jessica Chang spent her time developing her app WeeCare. Since then, she has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, PBS Newshour, NPR, and more. She’s done some unbelievable things in the childcare arena and has even...

Jessica Chang Co-founded WeeCare in 2017 and has built it to be the largest childcare network in the United States. It all started with her passion for childcare, and she’s managed to whip it up successfully around the country. From buying a single...

Mike Tuttle wanted financial independence for his family, and he knew going into financial services would help him achieve just that. After being in the business for a while he learned that the bigger and more secure his business was, the bigger...

Sometimes in life destruction is brought in for a purpose. When business leader Mike Tuttle was tired of being broke, he knew he need to switch up his life. In the process he found that the more people you talk to, the more money you will make because...

Master Builder Mike Tuttle has impacted lives in the business world and beyond. He’s worked hard to get his business to a state of success and now gets to spend his time doing what he wants to do. When he first started, he knew he wanted to be in a...

Bill Orender, business legend, is interviewing Larry who tells us the groundwork he laid out to ensure his million-dollar business. He tells his own definition of hands-on and explains how he’s come to find that his people absorbed the knowledge...

All success stories have a starting point. Hector LaMarque’s, one of the most influential people in business, is no different. He tells us of his beginnings in his local library and how he racked up the knowledge to be a successful leader. • He...

When her farmer husband became disabled, Frances Avrett knew she had to give it her all to take care of her family. She went through a dramatic transformation and had to talk over the operation, all while raising her 5 kids. The biggest philosophy she...

Million Dollar Earner Frances Avrett is one of the most successful females in North America. She has made her success by staying true to herself and following her own set rules. She’s also been able to set the example to her family that you CAN get...

As the matriarch of her family, Frances Avrett has truly made the dreams come true. She’s had to face obstacles that have allowed her to reach deep down into herself and reveal talents she never knew she was capable of. Developing your core...

When business legend Bill Orender challenged Larry to be interviewed on his own podcast, he knew he couldn’t let Bill down. Larry tells us the thing that all of his businesses have in common: the wow factor. He also gives us the rundown of what...

Larry is in the hot seat, with special host Bill Orender a legend in the business world, talking about the foundational thinking that caused the growth of the financial services company for over 38 years. Larry walks us through going from being a...

After starting his company in 2019, Jackson Hedden has made his way up the INC 5000 list at #251 for 2020. He discusses how his company started out and the steps they took to discover that running your business with a personable touch leads to more...

Since their beginning, NOVICA has paid over 100 million dollars in commissions to local artist around the world. Co-Founder of NOVICA, Roberto Milk is back to talk about the attention his company gives to the important aspect of quality. Their prices...

Roberto Milk, CEO of NOVICA joins us to talk about the steps leading up to the start of his business that has made $66.7M net sales for 2020. He also discusses that sometimes big companies need the fresh perspective of entrepreneurs to get new ideas...

CEO Diana Lee of Constellation Agency leased an entire floor of space at the One World Trade Center, approximately 100,000 square feet. Diana is back and talks about running the company with survival being the only goal, and how the development of...

A/J Jackson, the band leader of Saint Motel, signed with the UK-based Parlophone Records in 2014, the same record label that the Beetles signed to in 1962. Being signed in the UK opened new and exciting worlds after playing just about every dive bar...

Today, the president of Spalon Salons, Cosmo DiSchino talks about his “system” to the salon business and how it rarely changes. With that, he discusses the discovery of a 21-year-old meeting note that has the same bullet points of his business...

We are joined by owner and Master Stylist of Cosmo & Company, Cosmo DiSchino talking about the monumental changes in his life and the start of his career making only $64 a week. He also discusses the differences in the work society between...

There is a strategy to do everything you want in business and you just have to find it. Justin explains how he has lead his company to incredible success by helping companies target their customers on geographic grounds. This is called geofencing and...

Greenfield Robotics Executive Chairman Jay Samit takes us through his journey with Sony, Universal Studios, and eBay, including a company that he took from $30,000 to $600 million. He explains the importance of having mentors throughout life and how...

Creativity does not come out of thin air. It comes from having a purpose, a specific situation, or a question. That gives you a purpose and fuels and energizes your subconscious to start feeding you possitiblities. Larry, Thorsten, and Jason also talk...

Tricia proves she's mastered this subject by driving Muros to a projected 8 million dollars of revenue in their 3rd year. Here she discusses the importance of your attitude, being humble, and being a great listener to allow you to quickly learn how to...

Tricia Binder has used her experience to create explosive income growth with her first startup. Already in the first half of 2021, Muros has exceeded their revenue from the first 2 years. Working for multibillion-dollar companies such as SC Johnson,...

From being an unemployed father to the Executive Vice President of Sony Company, Jay walks us through the ups and downs of his journey in the video game and music industry. He shares his experiences with creating his own software company and becoming...

From his background of running various companies, generating over $784 million in revenue, Jay clearly knows how to win in business. He takes us through the journey of creating his own job opportunities, mentoring an immigrant to a millionaire, and...

Although leaders usually have incredible time commitments they must stay in control of their schedule. They must have time to think. Here we talk about the importance of compartmentalizing your space. We also explain that successful although...

The founder and CEO of Outer Aisle Gourmet Jeanne David tells her team it's a new company every three months. She goes over the necessity for setting parameters to build a long-term healthy organization in the face of exponential growth. • The...

John Akhoian is the CEO and Founder of one of the fastest growing plumbing companies with 10 locations in the country. John takes us through his journey of developing his principles of leadership, being an author, how plumbing changed his life, and...