The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Be unapologetically you.On the show today is Petia Kolibova, the CEO and Founder of Unapologetically Abundant.Petia was like many of us, she became an entrepreneur on accident. She was fired from her job over 5 years ago and began her company Unapologetically Abundant. To her, loyalty and depth are her core values and she loves telling people what to do instead of doing it for them. She believes in being magnetic and trustworthy, because people buy when they trust you.Learn more about Petia Kolibova and her company Unapologetically Abundant and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Staff, recruit, develop.On the show today is Danny Goldberg, the Founder and Owner of GoldSRD.Danny started speaking in 2007 about professional development and in 2009 he left his corporate America job and went in to full time speaking. He has over 275 full day courses all about staff recruiting, professional development and executive recruiting. Danny says that IQ gets you the job but EQ gets you promoted.Listen in on Danny speak about how he founded GoldSRD and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Are you a couple in trouble?On the show today is Dr. Jackie Black, a Marriage Educator and Certified Board Coach at DrJackieBlack.com.Relationships are a beautiful thing, but can sometimes be troubling. Dr. Jackie teaches relationship education to help nurture couples who need some help to mend their love. She figures out what works and what doesn't work for the clients and focuses on unique application techniques that are different for each couple.Learn more about Dr. Jackie's feelings about relationships and how she can help and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

The missing piece in your success journey.On the show today is Cameron Campbell, AKA Coach Cam and author of the book 2019 Alpha: Redefined.Coach Cam is a USA Football master trainer. In 2016 he spoke in the Super Bowl and has done a lot for the sports community. In this episode we speak on how he got into entrepreneurship and finding the best version of yourself. Cameron has an e-course called Win the 1st Quarter of the Day. He is a trainer and a natural entrepreneur and loves making donations back to his community.Learn more about Coach Cam's entrepreneurial spirit and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

The safety of your data is top priority.On the show today is Jesse Castro, the CEO of Freedom Managed Services.Freedom Managed Services is known as America's favorite cybersecurity expert. Jesse has been in business for two and a half decades and he's working towards becoming a keynote speaker for his company. They work to prevent hackers from getting in to your internet systems and make sure everything is safe.Learn more about Jesse Castro's journey to the cybersecurity industry and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Solving the disconnected customer experience.On the show today is Ray McKenzie, the Founder and CEO of StartingPoint.StartingPoint is a client acquisition, engagement, and retention platform built for companies and teams to grow revenue and increase client satisfaction through communication and engagement. They provide companies and teams a white-labeled client portal to increase brand awareness, client engagement and retention. Ray has over 20 years of experience and helps encourage teams daily.Learn more about StartingPoint's SaaS solutions and how Ray helps his clients and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Mentoring with meaning.On the show today is Carl Arnold, the CEO, Coach, Facilitator & Vistage Chair at Vistage International.Carl grew the hotel business he was in to 1 million dollars in revenue. He had rooms in hotels saved for airline and railway staff and ran a shuttle service to transport staff to and from the airport. He sold that business in 1998, and then took 7 years off before being recruited to join a CEO leadership group. He loves teaching others and mentoring them to do great. He works in a CEO group of 36 other leaders and gives advice and helps them grow.Learn more about Carl's story and his work inside the CEO world and outside of it, with more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Better deals with books.The guest with us today is Max Keller, the CEO and Founder of Savior Publishing.Max Keller has been through a couple careers in his lifetime. He began as a school teacher and then got in to real estate investing part time and eventually started full time working with senior residents needing assistance in moving out of their homes. A daughter of one of his clients told him one day, "You should write a book on this stuff!" and that sparked an author career for him. Savior Publishing partners with local real estate experts that have a desire to serve their clients before themselves.Learn more about Max Keller's writing skills and how he can help you write your own book and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Mindful Medicine.The guest on the show today is Brian Chaplin, the Founder and CEO of Medicine Box.Brian has 7 pillars of wisdom he uses to teach others; Nature, Music, Food, Mindfulness, Collaboration, Community and Recovery. Medicine Box is a cannabis company and Brian hopes to develop a holistic culture within his brand. He believes everyone is recovering from something and strives to help others with their personal life journeys.Learn more about Medicine Box's CEO and his career in the cannabis industry and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Speak up.The guest on the show today is Altovise Pelzer, the CEO of World Voice League, and host of the podcast #SpeakEasy.Altovise is a speaker and advocate for other women to get their voices heard. She has been through a lot in life and understands the power that her experiences hold. Her goal is to empower other women and guide them through building business.Learn more about Altovise's life story and how she grew and helped other women and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Rethink business.The guest on the show today is Paul O'Mahoney, the CEO and Founder of ReThink Academy LTD and Funancial Freedom.Paul is from Ireland and has worked in corporate organizations for almost a decade. The goal of his company is to enable people to rethink where they are in life and give them the tools they need to create an extraordinary life. Rethink broadens your thinking with 80 books from social media, money, spiritual healing, and much more.Learn more about how Paul founded ReThink Academy LTD and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

One-stop real estate.The guest on the show today is Jas Takhar, the Co-Founder and CEO of Real Estate Center Canada, and host of the podcast REC Experience.Jas runs a real estate team under Royal LaPage Canada. They remove the friction from buying a house by educating the clients before home purchases. During covid, his team would spend 9 hours a day on zoom to stay motivated. Jas has always been an entrepreneur; when he was 12 he started his own paper route and commissioned his friends to join his work. Because of this he values entrepreneurship greatly and frequently brings in interns to nurture and teach them.Learn more about REC Canada and Jas' real estate knowledge and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

How good is your brand?The guest on the show today is Austin Church, the Founder and Brand Consultant at Balernum.Balernum focuses on the branding and marketing side of things. Austin started off his career by studying to become a college English teacher, and when he got laid off in 2009 as a copywriter he decided to make big changes and become an entrepreneur. He helps build authentic brands and works with new entrepreneurs or companies that are at a wall and need help to get out there again.Learn more about Austin's past career and how he became the Founder of Balernum and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Peak performance & personal growth.Today we're joined with Christopher Dedeyan, Professional Speaker and Life Coach at Dedeyan Enterprises.Christopher is a learning disability advocate for others. He has dealt with learning disabilities himself, and his own experience helps him optimize people who want to be peak performing individuals. Originally he started his career as a real estate broker and since starting his new business he has helped high achieving executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and VPs all around the world.Learn more about Christopher's coaching, some good advice and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Perfect party preparation.Today we're joined with Lisa Bader, the CEO of Birthday Butler.Birthday Butler sells All-in-One party kits that are reusable. They have various kits from birthdays to any holiday imaginable. They can create a Pinterest-worthy party done for you with their party kits. These kits are essential for parties and any occasion that needs a little decorating.Learn more about Birthday Butler's party packs and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

A quicker way to search the web.Today we're joined with Bill Alderson, the Chief Technology Officer at the Security Institute.Security Institute handles certification and training for security professionals, and information for avid tech users. In this episode we talk a bit about Quic, a new way to speed up your internet by enabling a system already in your computer. Quic bypasses certain measures put in place that slow down your internet. The only con to Quic is that one of the measures it bypasses is security, meaning a less secure internet experience, but networks are beginning to research to make it safer.Learn more about Quic and Bill Alderson's company Security Institute and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Levels of leadership.Today the guest is Cory Lee, CEO and Founder of Cory Lee Leadership and host of the Podcast Principal with Cory and Logan.Cory is a business coach, speaker, and trainer. He previously worked in the Physical assistant background, and later pivoted from physical therapy to coaching once he experienced a great burnout. He owned 2 physical therapy clinics and 4 gyms. Now he focuses on mentoring others and teaching them leadership skills. Cory believes there is gold within every individual.Learn more about Cory Lee, his previous and current career and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Avoid business burn-out.Today we're with Lee Chambers, the CEO and Founder of Essentialise Functional Life Coaching.Lee makes workplace well-being a top priority. Essentialise delivers well-being strategies and workshops, programs, and coaching opportunities. Lee also coaches business owners how to scale. He started this company when he had lost his health due to stress from his first business. This fueled him to become more self-aware and become a mentor for others from his experiences.Learn more about the workshops and programs Lee provides and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Manage your reputation.Today we're joined by Eric Grundhoefer, the Owner and CEO of Rank K.O.Rank K.O. is a reputation management company that can make a brand from scratch. They began in 2014 as a digital marketing company, and still use a lot of digital marketing services. Eric says there is a lot of research that comes prior to taking a PR case.Learn more about Rank K.O. and hear us talk about the various cases Eric solves and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

From startup to success.Today the guest is Kelly Bagla, the Founder and CEO of Go Legal Yourself. Kelly never thought she would become an entrepreneur since she loved her career working in law firms, but when she discovered a gap that needed to be filled within her own law firm she created Go Legal Yourself. They are an online service that helps entrepreneurs with the legal start up of their companies.Learn more about Kelly's life in the law industry and Go Legal Yourself's time saving legal skills and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Bring human connection to business.Today the guest is Michelle Hartzman, the owner of Michelle Hartzman LLC.Michelle helps online coaches grow to six figures organically. She does this through various group programs and her compassion for her clients is what keeps them coming. She cares for her clients and treats them like real people. It's pretty surprising, she has created a clientele and company without a website.Learn more about Michelle's work with online coaches and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Messages that convert.Today we're joined with Summer Mulder, the Founder and CEO of The Draw Shop, and host of the podcast Back Stage Business.The Draw Shop is all about making your most important messages heard and seen through white board animation videos. They make sure to portray exactly what the client wants to create. Summer started in copywriting, sales letters and ghost-writing and a client she worked with lead her to her future business partner that got her into white board videos.Learn more about Summer's white board videos creating ideas into projects on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Rocket-fuel your product.The guest for today is Elisabeth Bohlmann, the VP of Client Strategy at December Labs.December Labs does development and design for software companies, building web and mobile products. Elisabeth is a traveler and based in Uruguay currently. The company however is still US Based, and began in 2014. They like to create partnerships with their clients and work a lot with startups.Learn more about December Lab's design products and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Marketing with purpose.The guest for today is JC Hite, Founder and CEO of Hite Digital, and host of the Podcast Digital Agency Hacker.Hite Digital is a white label digital marketing agency, launching as a franchise very soon. His agency scaled from 1 to 50 employees remarkably fast. JC is based in Nicaragua, and loves empowering people. He's committed to creating 1000 jobs for 3rd world countries. They work with smaller companies and focus on building them up.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Scale, enhance, maximize.The guest for today is Olin Hyde, the Founder and CEO of LeadCrunch.LeadCrunch focuses on finding the ideal audience for B2B marketers and lowers customer acquisition costs. They had a rough first half of the year with Covid, but after that, they've seen 150% growth. He hires the best employees and pays them above market value because he believes his employees are his legacy. This is Olin's 8th business, so he has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

New show host!Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily.Listen in on us talk about the purpose of the podcast and the exciting opportunity for Jen on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily. 

Social Media Spotlight.Today the guest is Jay Jay, the Founder of Jay Jay Agency. Jay Jay helps other influencers and coaches gain traction on Instagram. In his words, he will bring you from out of the shadows to the spotlight. Social media is one of the best ways to get attention and gain profitability. Jay used to be a magician for the last 15 years and loved being on stage and from there he transitioned to speaking.Learn more about Jay Jay Agency and how you could grow your business on Instagram on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Double your business by focusing on less.On the show today is David Wood, the CEO of Focus.ceo.Focus.ceo's main priority is quite obvious: Focus. David helps business owners who are feeling scattered to double their revenue and time off. They offer an extensive nine step program that breaks down the process. Their goal is to increase productivity and create a work environment that makes you focused and driven.Learn more about how Focus.ceo implements these tactics on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. 

B2B Solutions.On the show today is Dancho Dimkov, the Founder and Chief Executive Bee at BizzBee Solutions.Based in Macedonia, BizzBee specializes in the B2B world targeting high ticket service providers. They stand by a zero ad philosophy and choose to build relationships with clients rather than spamming them. BizzBee has been running for 5 years working to improve B2B solutions.Learn more about how BizzBee works and Dancho's insight on B2B today on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Tracey Bissett is the Chief Financial Fitness Trainer at Bissett Financial Fitness.Tracey has been in business since 2016 as a financial coach. They help businesses in the 6-7 figures range and approach everything at a positive angle. She helps businesses find financial confidence and understand where and how to profit the most. Tracey also runs her own podcast and is kickstarting another.

Today we're joined with Mike Lander, CEO and Founder of Piscari. Piscari is all about helping companies negotiate better commercial deals with their clients and suppliers. Mike was previously a procurement director. Now he works with smaller suppliers that work with big companies. This is what sets him apart -- he has the insight of having been on the other side of this where he was being taken advantage of by big companies. Now, he can pass on his expertise. 

Louis Mosca is the Executive Vice President of American Management Services.Started in 1986, American Management Services strives to to assist for-profit businesses in all areas: cash flow, employee and customer retention, employee training, and more. They are different than any other consulting firm because they stay by their word and are committed to meeting your expectations. They visit clients 2-3 years after to make sure their changes stick. 

The guest on the show today is Eric Partaker, the CEO, coach, and peak performance expert at EricPartaker.comEric works with seasoned entrepreneurs and business owners to provide executive coaching with a peak performance angle. He focuses on what he calls the three pillars of growth: Become a better version of yourself, become a better leader, and build a better company. He offers one-on-one coaching and focuses on the bigger picture.

Today on the show is Kevin T. Robertson, Co-Founder and CEO of Speaker Focus.Speaker Focus coaches and markets small-time speakers to become 6-figure-earning professional speakers. They specialize in helping speakers build their businesses and work with influencers, coaches, service providers, and anyone looking to develop a speaker brand. Speaker Focus is a multi-million dollar company.

Mary Grothe is Former #1 B2B Sales Fortune 1000 Rep turned CEO of Sales BQ, and soon launching her new company House of Revenue.What Sales BQ does is partner with their client for a year or so to build out their marketing and sales/revenue departments, train their team and revamp their systems, then help to hire on their permanent team. Mary and her team believe in rolling up their sleeves and getting down to problem-solving. She believes that too many companies in her industry use cookie-cutter solutions and every client has unique needs and solutions. Nothing from her company is 'canned or off the shelf.'

On the show today is Keith Cich, the Co-Founder of Sunderstorm. Sunderstorm is a California based company that produces cannabis-infused items such as gummy edibles, vapes, and nanomolecular sublinguals. They have innovated a new way to make gummy edibles with faster acting properties and an automation system to create them perfectly dosed every time. Sunderstorm has won an award from a California lab tester for the most accurately and precisely dosed gummy. 

The guest today is Shawn Buckley, the Founder of JustFoodForDogs.JustFoodForDogs has reimagined dog food for many pet owners. The sad truth is that many pet food brands don't supply the correct nutrients and dietary supplements an animal needs. JustForDogs has healthy, human grade dog food options and even shares their own recipes for people to recreate at home. They encourage other pet food brands to make a step in the right direction and add better ingredients to their food. 

On the show today is Marek Zmyslowski, the Co-Founder of Sunroof.Marek is an extremely successful entrepreneur. Currently, he works operationally with a company called Sunroof, the European answer and competitor to Tesla Roofs. Sunroof changes the paradigm of how solar energy is utilized. It's the only form of renewable energy that can be used by anyone, and they have patented their technology which streamlines the process of installing and utilizing solar panels, making it two times cheaper than Tesla's, and and twice as powerful.  

Today we're joined with Omar Zenhom, the Co-Founder and CEO of WebinarNinja. Omar had been an educator for 13 years, and creating a webinar software came easy to him. With WebinarNinja, webinars can be hosted and automated inside one simple platform, excellent for small businesses, authors, speaker course creators, product demos and more. 

Josh Barinstein is the Owner, Producer, and Editor at Zenergy Films.Zenergy Films is a successful videography company who's worked for major clients such as the publisher McGraw Hill. They do everything from pre-production, to shooting, to post-production. Josh's company travels all over the world to film their projects and they do a lot of multi-lingual work that captures culture. He likes to tell his stories with stunning visuals.

On the show is Jane Wesman, the Head of Jane Wesman Public Relations and author of the book Dive Right- The Sharks Won't Bite.Jane creates high impact book publicity campaigns. She's been in business for 30 years and has worked with many top authors such as Peter Drucker, Charles Schwab, and Stephen Covey. Her company can create a professional public relation within any budget that works best for you.

Today we're joined with Cathryn Mora, the Head Book Coach Ghostwriter at Change Empire Books. She is also the author of the book Sex, Lies, and Cruising. Cathryn wrote and self published her own book and learned from her experiences that she could make a change. Change Empire Books is equipped with 15 members dedicated to writing the best novels. Her team's skills allow her to envision the clients ideas and bring them to life through words on pages. The website also has training courses and coaching opportunities for book writing. 

Today we're joined with Chicke Fitzgerald, the CEO and Founder of Solutionz Innovations, and author of the book The Game Changer. Chicke's book The Game Changer teaches people to see failure as a good thing and innovate their businesses to do great. Solutionz offers a wide variety of tools from business mentoring to website widgets. The newest widget had been a hotel search service to connect you with anything you need to travel like car rental, hotel, flight, etc.

David Safeer is the CEO and Founder of David Safeer International. David's goal is to help others manage their cash flow. The biggest struggle in small business is managing cash flow and David provides private consulting for these issues and simplifies them into understandable solutions. David Safeer International is usually hired by CPA's to help with cashflow spreadsheets.

On the show today is Tyler Chesser, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CF Capital and host of the Elevate Podcast.Tyler had began in real estate and learned how to create additonal revenue through real estate. He invests in multi-family properties around the United States and has an opportunity for creditor investors to partner with CF Capital. They currently have around 500 units and plan to invest and build to 10,000 units. 

Carol Schultz is the Founder and CEO of Vertical Elevations.Carol created Vertical Elevation as a talent equity and leadership advisory firm with a focus on retained executive search, but as Covid-19 came along she pivoted to focus more on leadership and career coaching as well. she is super straight-forward with clients and that's what they love about her coaching. Carol has also launched a women's leadership program called Women Ascending.

Today's guest is Glenn Lundy, the CEO of the 800% Club. Glenn runs a livestream at 5:30 AM on Facebook to give motivation to others called #riseandgrind. He teaches people that there is more to life than the all mighty dollar. As a mentor, he preaches leadership skills and has a focus in the auto industry for leaders and managers to grow and scale.

Today on the show is Greg T, the Founder of The Image Stop.Greg focuses on branding and web design for other businesses. Sometimes a product can contain all the right elements to make a design look pretty, but it lacks a purpose for your business. Greg uses authenticity to help brands put out marketing designs that will reel in sales.

Jeff Mendelson is a digital marketing strategist and host of the Podcast One Big Tip. Jeff has been in the digital marketing agency for over 12 years. He worked for corporate sales for many years and recently pivoted to more personal branding. He decided to dive deeper into sales funnels and podcasting to help other entrepreneurs. 

Casey Berman is the Founder and CEO of Leave Law Behind. Attorneys can do far more than just practice law. Casey found himself suffering as an attorney working in law and decided to switch paths. Changing your career suddenly can be troubling and difficult, but Casey is determined to help people find their dream jobs and leave their law lifestyle behind.