The Hidden Entrepreneur Show with Josh Cary

Our guest today is the Chief Storyteller at Your Brand Marketing, author of “Powerful Personal Brands: a hands-on guide to understanding yours” and works with his clients to provide workshops, keynotes and consulting services on brand strategy and brand communication. Meet Ben Baker. Ben wants to work with you to allow you to stop being a commodity and instead be a brand worth loving.Welcome Ben Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Why are we here? How can we be happy?” Those are two questions our guest today believes that we have the answers within us but somewhere we stop trusting ourselves.Meet Anna Goldstein. A self-proclaimed athlete, coach, entrepreneur, teacher and student. As she puts it: “I am limitless and so are you.”I personally wouldn’t have believed that a few short years ago, but today I am in full agreement. I am thankfully living and experiencing that belief of full limitless human potential.Anna is an NYU Certified Life Coach who earned her BA in Psychology at Penn State University. Anna was a nationally ranked tennis player and in 2003 she began her career coaching tennis in New York City to beginners, celebrities, and intermediate/advanced players.Anna believes the answers are within you and when you’re asked the right questions, you will discover the answers that align your actions with your goals. Having clarity of your vision is the driving force behind motivation and action to achieve results.Welcome Anna Goldstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve known me for any length of time prior to about two years ago, it was probably obvious that I was the textbook definition of anxious!I felt angry, lost, frustrated most moments of everyday. My mind would not stop racing and if I wanted any relief from those anxious thoughts, I’d need some sort of drug to give me that temporarily relief.I only wish I had met our guest today back then.Meet Sylvia Hall. Sylvia is the founder and creator of Lifted Naturals, a line of mood boosting probiotics that allow you to treat your anxiety naturally. Imagine that!Anxiety and mood issues are not all in your head. But they could be in your gut.Sylvia knows first hand how difficult it can be to struggle with anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. She was a stay at home mom, who turned her idea for a mood probiotic into a million dollar (AND GROWING) business.After a tough go-around with postpartum depression and anxiety, she decided there had to be a better way to feel better. That led to the birth of LIFTED, her well-being brand.Welcome Sylvia Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn Lederer is a Motivational Comedian, Producer and Founder of Jenn Lederer Productions (JLP). You can imagine how excited I was to learn that “Motivational Comedian” is a thing!Jenn’s signature brand of motivational comedy harnesses the power of laughter to help her audience laugh their way to a breakthrough.JLP produces visually dynamic and engaging digital content designed to capture the truth in every story, mission and brand message. Jenn is passionate about helping creative entrepreneurs cultivate their own unique power, perspective and impact on the world in whatever way they’re meant to be it and do it.Jenn’s work has been featured by FORBES, Huffington Post, YALE, Google Headquarters, Inspiring Lives Magazine and comedy clubs around NYC and the North East.This episode was recorded live at the 2019 Propelify Innovation Festival (created by Aaron Price) and is part of Podcast Row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when you find yourself experiencing a city-wide earthquake that demolishes your building, the loss of your best client that accounted for 80% of your revenue, and a car accident that leaves you pretty shaken up… all in the course of one week?!That’s only one part of the story of today’s guest.Guy Horrocks is CEO and co-founder of Carnival Mobile, a mobile marketing platform for brands, and agencies to engage their mobile audiences with interactive campaigns and analyze performance in real time.Guy is an expert on mobile marketing, having previously launched over 120 native mobile applications for leading brands including OREO, Coca-Cola, CNN and Time Magazine, DreamWorks Animation, and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Prior to this, in 2007, Guy co-founded the world’s first iPhone app company, Polar Bear Farm, which had over 6 million of the first 10 million iPhones running it’s apps.This episode was recorded live at the 2019 Propelify Innovation Festival (created by Aaron Price) and is part of Podcast Row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Steve Bolinder are the co-founders of Chop Barbershop Franchise Inc.After graduating Order of the Coif from Florida State University Law School, Sarah spent nearly a decade as an attorney, but left active practice to focus on the challenge of a lifetime – changing the hair industry as we know it one barbershop at a time.In four years, Chop has grown under the pair’s leadership from a single five-chair shop to two thriving corporate locations and one open franchise location in Tallahassee, Florida with several other franchise locations set to open in 2019-20. This episode was recorded live at the 2019 Propelify Innovation Festival (created by Aaron Price) and part of Podcast Row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, TEDx Speaker, Master Resilience Implementer & Suicide Awareness Trainer, Business Positioning Strategist, International Radio Show Host of Life Transformation Radio, and Author.His WHY is he's a suicide survivor who hit rock bottom with no purpose or passion, never felt loved or valued, feeling lost in the world and tried to take his life. He now shares his powerful testimony on stages globally and sends the message that at any point you have the power to say this is not how my story ends.He believes that you were created for a purpose, and once you unlock your true potential, you will elevate your life.Welcome Sean Douglas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when the absolute unthinkable, the absolute unthought of, falls into your lap as your new reality?That’s the question Mike Parlante had to ask of himself. His first child, Michael, now 11, has a rare neuromuscular disease. He’s on the autism spectrum and is legally blind.Tune in to hear this open, honest, genuine dialogue of how one man came to terms with his new reality.By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Pepe got a front row look at the need for business reinvention when he was working as a teen in the family business. His father was a successful entrepreneur who owned movie rental stores.You remember the days when you wanted to watch a movie, you went to a store to rent the movie on VHS and took it home to watch. These operated as independent stores, that is, until Blockbuster came to town.Christian’s family business went out of business.Today, Christian is the founder of First Equity Funding, an asset based real estate lender. Christian, himself, needed to reinvent his own business especially during the money crisis of 2008.By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Bonadies had his first job as a Carnie when he was 16 years old, the person whose job it is to rope you in and get you to play the carnival games. He says being a Carnie helped him learn invaluable life and sales skills because a Carnie is like “cold calling on steroids!”He has taken those critical life skills and successfully applied them to his life and business today. Among other things, Mike is a rental investor and property manager.He placed himself purposely in situations that were life and death, like hitchhiking in extreme areas in the Middle East, for one example. Why would he do this, you might ask? It was a straight upside scenario. You have to succeed, or else… There’s no option for a downside.“Maintain a mindset of you have to succeed, you will find a way.”...By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when all your life, it’s expected from your parents and through cultural norm, that you become an engineer and your brother becomes a doctor?And what do you do when both you and your brother have no interest in that path, but rather see a better, much more suited direction for your life?You make a deal directly with your parents and go out for one year attempting to succeed in your chosen fields.Can you make it work? Will your parents allow you to continue on even if you are a success after one year?This was the real life situation my guests today found themselves in. Meet brothers Shomail and Farhan Malik.Today, the brothers are co-owner’s in one of New Jersey’s largest providers of turn-key cashflow properties, APEX Capital Group.Tune in to hear the fascinating story of these two driven brothers....By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going from Section 8 Apartments to a Millionaire with a Side HustleOur guest today grew up in Section 8 Housing with a single mother, who found herself in one abusive relationship after another.From those early days, Anna Kelley told herself she refuses to live like that when she is an adult.As an adult, Anna set a goal where she can leave her full time corporate job, earn the cash needed to support herself and her family and stay home with her children.After 16 years of grit and determination (and a side hustle that finally paid off) Anna was able to live her dream! She became a financially successful investor and retired from her corporate job.Today, Anna is the founder of REImom, a real estate investment coaching and training platform that teaches others how to do exactly what she has accomplished.This is a truly inspiring story from someone who had all the cards stacked against her. This is how she did it. And how you can too.By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guests today had every right to feel a bit nervous since they’ve never done anything like this before. This interview was the absolute first podcast interview Marco has ever given, and once we get going you truly wouldn’t know it.I was immediately fascinated by their story. She is an entrepreneur and he is a Philadelphia Police Officer.He always felt there was something more to life. And lucky for him, he found more. Much more.Today, this power couple are the founders of Robin Hood Properties, a real estate investment company.I mean it when I say this is one of the most charming stories and interviews I’ve ever conducted, evident at least through the story of how these two met. Trust me, if you appreciate a good love story, this is the episode for you.And if you appreciate a story of grit, grace, desire and persistence in every pursuit of your life, this is also the episode for you.By the way, as you’ll hear, this interview took place during the inaugural PodMAX event. It’s a full day event created by On Air Brands for entrepreneurs and business people to get their message out in a big way by being interviewed and sitting down as a guest with some of the biggest podcasts in their industry.If this sounds like something you’d like to do to quickly and efficiently get your own message out to the masses through podcasts, apply to be part of the next PodMAX event happening soon by visiting PodMAX.co.With that, here are two of the most kind and beautiful people, both inside and out, that you will ever meet… Here’s my interview with Christine and Marco Padilla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is Managing Director of SheWorx (recently acquired by Republic), a collective of ambitious female entrepreneurs and change-makers redefining the next wave of leadership.Meet Bianca Caban, born and raised in the Bronx, NY and of Puerto Rican descent. Her mom is a nurse and her dad is a civil rights attorney, and her family’s aspiration for proving themselves and building a stable financial future peeks through in her own career track.Bianca started working on Wall Street at firms including Credit Suisse and BlackRock, which is where she got exposure to doing business in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.A professor once told her not to focus on the future (including 2-5 years from now), but instead to focus on the next best thing. Ask yourself: “What feels right for you to do next, immediately?”Listen in to hear Bianca’s life lessons and choices that lead her to the extraordinary place she is today.(This interview was recorded during Podcast Row.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today discovered her first passion as a gymnast and built a decade long career reigning as a four time US National Champion, culminating in the 2008 Olympic Games and induction in the USA Hall of Fame.As she found herself at the ultimate qualifier for her biggest dream of qualifying for the Olympic games, she felt the immense pressure to achieve and missed the win by a mere 0.25 tenths of a point!This led to feelings of not being good enough, feelings that she didn’t work hard enough, and that she was not prepared enough. She asked herself how can she ever again feel great if she feels “not enough?”Meet Lisa Wang.Lisa then quickly found her path into business while knowing that the venture capital landscape is 94% male. She wanted to bring together a network of female founders who had enough of getting overlooked, ignored, undervalued, and assumed inferior.Lisa founded SheWorx, which soon became acquired by Republic.(This episode was recorded as part of our time at Podcast Row.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is an associate for the venture capital firm BNSG Capital.At 15, he lost his father unexpectedly and his mother moved him and the family from Miami to Peru.This lead to a chain of events that forced him to learn to adapt to change quickly.Meet Elias Davis.Elias embraces the fact that while can’t choose the cards you’re dealt in life, you can choose how to take action on those cards. And that’s all that matters.Elias knows there is no such thing as a wrong decision, as long as you can learn from each one.His current way of life? How to survive in any unpredictable environment by asking “What do I want to squeeze out of this experience to properly move forward?”This episode was recorded as part of Podcast Row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you know exactly what type of content your ideal customer is most likely to enjoy? How do you create the most relevant content that will then turn that ideal prospect into an actual customer?Meet Jim Caruso. Jim is the founder and CEO of Apollo Program, a proprietary consumer intelligence platform that listens to billions of data signals from a wide variety of content enabling brands to discover real customer behavior. These behavioral insights can be applied across an entire business, from product planning to marketing execution.I had the good fortune to meet Jim and interview him during my second round at Podcast Row (the all day event connecting entrepreneurs with podcast hosts to record and share their stories). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rechelle Balanzat calls herself an artist, a thinker, and an entrepreneur. Specifically, she is the founder and CEO of Juliette, a premium laundry pick-up and delivery service that caters to busy professionals in New York City.This interview should never have happened. It was part of my second round attending Podcast Row. Rechelle was a last minute fill in and we hit it off immediately.We touch on deep subjects including:~Seeking approval versus giving yourself approval.~Standing out by standing up (being yourself)~Differentiating yourself in a crowded market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having spent a lifetime feeling removed and disconnected from the world around me, I was excited to sit down with today’s guest. This episode is even more amazing since it took place at a live recording while we were at Podcast Movement (the world’s largest podcast industry conference)!TalkShoe (an all-in-one podcasting platform) had a table at the event where you can use their equipment to record an episode and that’s exactly what I did.My guest is known as the human connection expert. It’s Pablo Gonzalez. He has a deep desire to connect with people and build community, perhaps this was driven by the fact that he lived on 3 different continents by the age of 10, and was forced to learn how to communicate and connect across different languages and cultures in order to fit in at an early age.Can you relate in your own way of feeling disconnected from those around you at some point in your life? This is your episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you like comedy? Do you like personal development? How about getting a dose of both, mixing comedy with your personal development!I never knew it was possible until my talk with Ross Everett (aka Dale Thorhammer). Ross is a performer, writer, comedian, and author of the book "Stop Stopping The Unstoppable!" If that title alone doesn’t spell it out.Ross, to me, is a combo of Tony Robbins, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Colbert. Ross performs his one-person show (of the same name of the book) in Los Angeles and around the country.He takes a comedic, light-hearted look at the personal development industry while remaining respectful. Whether you are here for the comedy, or the personal development, or both, you are sure going to enjoy this discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices