THINK Business with Jon Dwoskin

Pushing Your Sales Team Out of Their Comfort Zone and Into Success In this episode, Jon and Mark discuss: Things that Mark learned on the job Consistency The culture of Protective Insurance Getting into management Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: You've got to constantly evolve in your business and not become overly reliant on tools and technology The key to business success is hiring the right people and taking the time to train them well Your organization - big or small - can only go as far as the people who are running it so be a leader that gives truthful feedback and criticisms When you're selling, you're accomplishing results yourself, and when you're managing you're accomplishing results through your team "If you're gonna make it to the top, you've got to be a student of the game." — Mark Delton Connect with Mark Delton: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/protective-life/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkDelton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtectiveLife Website: https://www.protective.com/ Get Jon's book The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Finding the Perfect Time to Act on Your Business…Now In this episode, Jon and Neal discuss: How "Mensch on a Bench" came to life From Mensch to Shark Tank Being business partners with the sharks How to pick an idea to move forward on Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Mensch on a Bench is the Jewish alternative to Elf on a Shelf Neal went in to Shark Tank knowing he was perceived as a joke so he made sure he was the most prepared guest on the show The top lessons Neal has learned from the sharks are: fewer stronger ideas are better than lots of ideas, and it's important to have an impartial observer to help you make the best business decisions Tuning into your own instincts and finding a group of people who give you honest feedback are great guides to knowing which ideas to move forward on "I'm an idea factory and one of the hardest things to do is say "what is the one idea that I want to spend my time on?" and Mensch passed that test for me." — Neal Hoffman Connect with Neal Hoffman: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMenschOnABench Website: https://themenschonabench.com/?v=7516fd43adaa Twitter: https://twitter.com/menschonabench Get Jon's book The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Millennials in the Workforce and Much More In this episode, Jon and Ismail Kadyrov discuss: The ups and downs that Ismail has faced How to prioritize What holds people back Giving to others to benefit on a personal level Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: There are stages that people need to go through to move through hard experiences Empathy and compassion play a huge role in serving others in dark times The first step to improving your life is solidifying your morning ritual — take care of yourself and be aware of what you're putting in your body How you use social media should all be based on your target audience and where they focus most of their attention "If I'm developing every single day and I'm striving to become the best version of myself every single day, then I know I'm on the right path." — Ismail Kadyrov Connect with Ismail Kadyrov: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismailkadyrov/ Twitter: @Ismo94 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ismailish.kadyrov Get Jon's book The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Letting Go of the Reins for a Stronger Financial Future In this episode, Jon and Nicole discuss: What a wealth advisor is and does Myths, facts and beliefs about finances How Nicole built her business The big picture Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: The top three goals that are most commonly important to Nicole's clients are: family/loved ones, wealth transfer, and tax minimization Having a professional assist with your finances gives room for an emotional disconnect and avoids the pitfall of making knee-jerk financial decisions Building a true genuine relationship and showing your clients that you care is the difference between making or breaking your business It's crucial that a client's wealth advisor, CPAs and attorneys are working together "Wealth advising is a means to an end not an end in and of itself; the end in itself is helping clients accomplish financial freedom to do what they want the most." - Nicole Gopoian Wirick Connect with Nicole Gopoian Wirick: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-wirick-jd-cfp%C2%AE-1718841a/ Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Jason Raznick discuss: What Benzinga is all about Noise vs. Context The people behind Benzinga Going from an idea to reality Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Benzinga is all about providing the news facts without the bias The content that Benzinga distributes is written to be easily digestible/understood You can't do it all, but you can take your focus and expand that focus Mistakes will happen, so allow them to and become better for it "We (at Benzinga) have real people that are writing stories, that are going through the filings and finding what's relevant and important." - Jason Raznick Connect with Jason Raznick: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonraznick/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonRaznick Website: https://www.benzinga.com/about Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Crafting Your Company's Personality Through Marketing In this episode, Jon and Karen Larson discuss: The history of marketing How people should be thinking about their brand Design as a craft How to create a successful marketing campaign Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: You should always think about marketing your brand Ask yourself, "what is the personality of my company?" Because that's what your brand will be centered around Plan out your marketing campaign first - specify what your goal is If you don't know who your ideal client is, you won't know how to craft your message/product "The number one piece of marketing material that every company needs to have is a website." - Karen Larson Connect with Karen Larson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlarson/ Website: http://www.lmstudio.com/ Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Tapping into Hard Work and Dedication to Become Great In this episode, Jon and Don Carey discuss: Don and the NFL Empowering children Principles to evolve your current path Don Carey REECH foundation Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Just having talent isn't good enough to stay in the NFL You've got to have critical efficiency operating at the highest level at the most critical time Good is the enemy of the best — people get content with being good instead of searching for ways to be better The beautiful thing about sports is that you've got a group of people coming from different backgrounds/religions/viewpoints and banning together for a cause "The important thing to figure out is your skill set and how you can maximize that skill set in a productive way." - Don Carey Connect with Don Carey: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doncarey3/ Book: It's Not Because I'm Better Than You Check out The Don Carey REECH Foundation Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Danielle Taylor Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Dani Lutz is a 16 year old junior at Groves High School in Southfield, Michigan. She started the charity reWEARable, which collects new, gently used dresses, shoes and accessories for girls who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford them for prom. reWEARable is a non profit organization with the mission to provide young girls with a newfound confidence. Through donations, this charity provides dresses and accessories to girls for prom who may not otherwise be able to afford them. ReWEARable also strives to improve the urban Detroit area by making young girls feel special and beautiful on prom night. Dani has partnered with Detroit Public Schools with the goal to dress at least 500+ girls this year. Her mission is to boost confidence and make girls' dreams of going to prom a reality. The charity collects donations of shoes, dresses (short or long), costume jewelry, purses, and shawls -- little black dresses are always a hit! Dani believes that one dress can make a difference! The event is this Thursday, March 22, 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the Detroit School for the Arts. Reach out to [email protected] if you'd like to volunteer. In this episode, Jon and Danielle Lutz discuss: reWEARable is all about empowering less privileged students It's all about being proud to go to prom Dani is making it an experience, not just a charity Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: The idea of reWEARable is to help those who are in need The memories of prom will last forever and reWEARable is a big part of making that happen Connect with Dani: Website: Www.rewearable.net E-mail: [email protected] Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

Scaling Organizations to Prepare Them for Sale In this episode, Jon and Jeff Blackman discuss: Establishing the proper systems The right time to do succession planning The importance of Human Resources How to keep your eyes on the end goal Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Make sure you hire the right person. Don't settle for a B person when you can get an A person. Replace people before they crack Make sure your processes can be replicated Build systems with the end in mind "You can't change what you don't measure." - Jeff Blackman Connect with Jeff Blackman: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blackmanjeff/ Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Thejondwoskinexperience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show notes by show producer: Danielle Taylor Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

A Secret Weapon to Success: Being Ignorant to Failure In this episode, Jon and Steve discuss: How Steve got into making the unthinkable, reality Don't settle, don't dilute The common denominator The power of being self-made Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: People always give themselves all these reasons why things can't be done instead of the one reason why it should Never asked a question that someone can answer with a "no" Inquisitive and self made are the common denominators with the successful people Steve works with It takes zero effort…to be who you really are ; "I never settled." - Steve Sims Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Steve Sims: Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdsims/ Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

Matt Friedman In this episode, Jon and Matt discuss: Matt and his career The first steps in starting a company Value-based goals for your business Strategic communications Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Figure out what your values and mission are first, then figure everything else out later The goal in business should be how well you execute on your values and how well you take care of your customers… if you do well, the profits will come PR is about connecting messages with audiences to lead to a reputation that will support your business objectives PR is a contact sport, the company needs to dig in with the team to get real results "The more grounded you are in your values, the more grounded you are in picking your clients, pruning your clients, and picking the people who work for you." - Jon Dwoskin Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Matt Friedman: Website: http://tannerfriedman.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-friedman-a569304/ Email: [email protected] Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

Mike Todasco of PayPal In this episode, Jon and Mike discuss: Mike's back story The daily life of a director of innovation Evolving PayPal employees to become their own CEO What comes after innovation Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Mike focuses on making everyone at PayPal the best that they can be Much more of Ecommerce is moving to mobile You can't underestimate the power that machine learning and AI technologies are going to have We don't know what other types of technology will be produced but just take the dots that you have today and connect them "It's really critical to have a common purpose and everyone driving towards that." - Mike Todasco Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Mike Todasco: Twitter: @todasco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todasco/ Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Stephanie discuss: Stephanie's wellness journey How Stephanie's journal came to be Mantras and gratitude Making the jump Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Studies show that people who practice gratitude are happier and live longer Stephanie got the word out about her journal through crowdfunding Being fearless is a practice Research shows that when you write something down, you're more likely to achieve it "Starting the day out with a mantra helps us to create intention around our day." - Stephanie Popso Go to empoweredlifeplanner.com and use the promo code THINKBIG to get $10.00 off Stephanie's planner Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Stephanie Popso: Twitter: @NatEmpowered Website: http://www.iamnaturallyempowered.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamnaturallyempowered/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-popso-212785a5/ Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Rob discuss: The start of Rob's entrepreneurial journey Giving/receiving the truth The image one cycle of care Taking executive time to just think Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: It's an intrinsic desire to have to please When you have trust, you start to build relationships that go on for a very long time As an organization, Image One genuinely cares about their team members and when they feel that, they themselves feel genuinely about the company and the customers get treated genuinely Vision without execution is hallucination ; "Service is the tactical way that you take care of your customers." - Rob Dube Connect with Rob Dube: Twitter: @robddube Website: www.imageoneway.com Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdube His TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_rgKop-Bc And his book and retreat: http://www.donothingbook.com Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it. Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Jennifer discuss: Where it all started for Jennifer Your stream of consciousness Fulfillment Being vulnerable Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Just like being happily married takes work, so does being happily divorced Jennifer writes for herself and has become the voice of her readers Unless you're in the fight with the person putting him/herself out there, don't judge You just can't give up. Fight for who you are becoming. "As long as you're real and authentic, you'll find your audience." - Jennifer Hurvitz Weintraub Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Jennifer Hurvitz Weintraub: Website www.thetruthhurvitz.com Email [email protected] Twitter handle @thetruthhurvitz LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-hurvitzweintr/ Facebook URL https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.h.weintraub Get Jennifer's Book- One Happy Divorce Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Sari discuss: Sari's career path Misconceptions about PR Building your message The cost of doing business Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: PR is part of the consulting pie and it starts with crafting your company's message A company should change with the times and so should its message Branding includes your logo, your look, your company colors etc. Ask yourself, "What do you want your company to look like to the world?" "Every success, every failure, takes you to the next step." - Sari Cicurel Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Sari Cicurel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-cicurel-69a0409 Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

Tayo Rockson, was raised in Nigeria, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and the USA, He is a speaker, consultant, and media personality who runs UYD Management – a strategic leadership and consulting firm that helps organizations incorporate sustainable diversity and inclusion practices. A millennial Third Culture Kid, Tayo (pronounced TIE-OH) has lived on 4 continents, allowing him to become an certified authority in communicating effectively across cultures. He hosts the number one cross-cultural podcast in the world and his podcast was recently ranked as the number two business podcast in the world by Entrepreneur and CIO. He has spoken at TEDx multiple times, the World Bank, United Nations Foundation among many other places and his work has been seen on NowThis News, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Inc. as well as Global Living Magazine. He was recently named a top millennial influencer to watch in 2018 by New Theory Mag and his ground breaking work on "how to embrace your global identity" was featured in a German School book called ZOOM IN… Globalization. Through his podcast, blog, and video shows, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. In this episode, Jon and Tayo discuss: Who Tayo is Learning to listen to your instincts Tayo's view of the world and business Communicating Effectively Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: The two reasons why people feel they can't change the world: limited world views and/or fixed mindsets Whenever you connect with people on social media, go the extra step to acknowledge them with a specific comment/form of engagement If you're not able to be who you are where you work (and spend most of your day), it will drain you Change your environment, tell your story and set a goal big enough for you to grow in to ; " I always saw myself doing something on a global level, even before I was 10." - Tayo Rockson Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Connect with Tayo Rockson: Podcast: As Told By Nomads Twitter: @TayoRockson Website: http://www.tayorockson.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson/ Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon and Howard discuss: The evolution of Howard Behar Servant leadership Authenticity and living a life of fulfillment Understanding your core values and who you are Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Not everything that we do in life are we supposed to get paid for Servant leadership is based on the idea that leaders are not here to be served but are here to serve When you treat people well, they want to treat you well You've got to schedule time to quiet your brain ; "The primary role of a business is to grow their people." - Howard Behar Connect with Howard Behar: http://howardbehar.com/ Email- [email protected] Howard's fist book- It's Not About the Coffee Howard's New Book- The Magic Cup Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.

In this episode, Jon discusses: What Think Business is all about Growing perspective Just think, and think consciously Creating a community Key Takeaways and Actionable Success Principles: Every week, Jon will be interviewing business leaders, executives, top sales people etc. This podcast is a resource for you to grow your business Check out the 7 Minute Sales Minute and the Think Big Movement podcast By hearing the successes and the failures of business leaders today, a sense of community and support will be built "Together, we will think big, think forward and most importantly think consciously." - Jon Dwoskin Get Jon's book "The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!" here Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Website: http://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: [email protected] Show Notes by Show Producer: Anna Nygren Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Let us help you prove it.