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Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD is an entrepreneurship coach, business and branding mentor, corporate trainer and author of Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur. She serves as a mentor on Entrepreneur magazine’s “Ask an Expert” forum and through her own consulting business (Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD, LLC), is featured among other CEOs, influencers and celebrities on the BAM Network and was recently selected as one of 150 Marketers to Follow by Rubicly. Charlene also developed a digital entreprene...

My guest Dawn Sizer of 3rd Element Consulting is the go to IT/tech expert with 25 years in the industry. Every business has IT and tech requirements at some level. In this interview Dawn breaks down the top mistakes that most businesses make when establishing their IT and tech systems. Dawn is able to also share this in a simple and understandable way so even us with minimal knowledge and experience of the industry, get it. Dawn’s career in Tech started in 1995 and culminated in 2...

My guest Josh Patrick, is a no nonsense entrepreneur, business coach and wealth management planner all in one. With over 40 years in business he brings a ton of experience and know how to the table. We hit on some great points in our conversation. Everything from core values to building your business to sell and how to do it.About Josh:My main focus in life is helping private business owners create extraordinary value with their businesses and lives. I help create great outcomes using l...

A magnificent conversation on the power of giving and how it can 3x your profit in your business. My guest EA Csolkovits founder of the Givers University explains in detail how specifically works. You'll find both him and his viewpoints fascinating.Do Your 7-Question Quiz & Get Your FREE Assessment, & Your FREE usable downloads from GIVERSuniversity.comQuiz Title: “What Is Your GIVERS & Takers Awareness IQ?”Go to this url to do your quiz: www.giversuniversity.infoYou can do the qu...

An absolutely stellar conversation with my guest Jeff McCausland of Diamond 6 Leadership on the topic of leadership. His ability to connect historic battles and those that played pivotal roles in them to todays business world and it's leadership is simply astounding. Truly a riveting conversation I know you'll enjoy as much as I did. Dr. Jeffrey D. McCausland Diamond6 Leadership & Strategy, LLC Since 2000, both domestic and internationally, Dr. McCausland has conducted num...

Steve Dale is a contractor, entrepreneur, and author who has run a residential remodeling business for thirteen years. He graduated from Lewis-Clark State College with a business degree and is a certified Pumpkin Plan Strategy coach. Steve combines a strong business foundation with an insider's understanding of what is takes to run a successful remodeling company. He transformed his own business using these skills, which fueled his passion for helping other contractors learn...

My guest Terry Rich is a man of many accomplishments one of which is being a true innovator in business. We discuss the power of innovation in business and how he, regardless of the industry, used innovation to create unique & profitable businesses. Terry is an energetic speaker and we had a tremendous conversation.Terry Rich is a successful CEO and President of 25 years who loves to engage and entertain audiences across the globe. Oh, and he led the team that busted the largest lo...

My Guest, all the way from Southern England is Jan Cavelle an entrepreneur with decades of experience in growing and scaling businesses. From her first venture that started from her kitchen table to multi million dollar enterprises, Jan shares the struggles along with the right and wrong ways of making it a truly successful business. She has a new book out called Scaling For Success that we also talk about in this episode.Jan is an entrepreneur from the UK who has a few decades of running mic...

My guest Alex Minor is both a filmmaker and video marketing strategist with a unique approach to his craft. In this episode we discuss the multiple uses for video marketing in your business and how he is able to tell your business story in a way that connects with the consumer in powerful ways so often overlooked by the merely, technically talented. You'll gain some true gold insight into how to maximize your video content and creation with a true professional like Alex.BIO:Alex Minor i...

This a fantastic conversation with my guest Travis Rosbach, founder of Hydro Flask, now a billion dollar company and his many accomplishments outside of HF. You'll hear a true action taking entrepreneur and how breaking the normal "rules" for accomplishment enabled him to do what for most would take multiple lifetimes. I loved this conversation and you will too!Capt. Rosbach has spent the last thirty years studying his entrepreneurial skills. Throughout the previous ten years, Mr. Rosbach has...

In this Epic 100th episode my guest Jason Benham, The Benham brothers, shares Leadership advice in the pursuit of building your business with financial and time freedom as your ultimate goal. Jason drops pure gold tactics and advice on how they achieved it and how biblical principles are the foundation to all of their success. Managing 12 businesses and being both speakers and authors (six books) can be a challenge to maintain the true work-life balance so many seek. You'll love this co...

My Guest Carlotta Thompson of Carlotta Thompson and Associates discusses tax strategy and the massive benefits to small businesses when a comprehensive tax strategy is in place. She also mentioned an interesting point that the company you're working with should mirror your growth goals as a business. If you are striving to be a 100 million dollar company so should those you partner with to provide service for you.Carlotta Thompson is not your average accountant. For seven years, Carlotta spen...

This was a high energy and tremendous interview with my guest Terry Hale. You will pick up some amazing insights in commercial real estate and it's opportunities along with this select niche Terry has created. In ETOP Academy we are always speaking on developing passive income to replace your business income and Terry drops some pure gold on achieving just that. BIOTerry Hale is an author of educational curriculums, numerous trade and business magazine articles, and has presented l...

What a great interview with my guest Rob Kessler, inventor of the million dollar collar. We go through all the steps it took him from concept to distribution and so much more, including life balance and freedom. You'll truly enjoy this interview!Rob Kessler is the inventor and co-founder of Million Dollar Collar, a relatively simple solution to an often overlooked problem which became glaringly obvious after viewing his wedding photos. He experienced extreme frustration from tugging at ...

My Guest Manny Wolfe shares some real and raw truth about marketing your business and dispels the myths and regurgitated nonsense that gets businesses nowhere in their marketing efforts. You'll enjoy this casual yet insightful conversation with plenty of do's and don'ts to take away for your own marketing efforts.Manny is a testament to what can be achieved with the power of self-belief. Once a homeless drug addict, who went on to serve time behind bars, Manny managed to transform his l...

My guest Stacey Ruth from Inside Out Marketing shares the need for basic foundations even prior to creating a marketing strategy. I think you'll be amazed what is truly required to develop a long term high delivering marketing strategy. Stacey has the creds to back up what she is teaching too as you can see in her bio below. I will say that I'm in complete agreement on this too. You'll gain a ton of great insight into how to not only develop your marketing, but your business as well.Stacey Ru...

My Guest Molly Ann Luna dives in deep with me regarding building an online business and how experts are taking their knowledge and expertise and turning it into profit in the digital space. If you've considered building an online course or full blown business online this episode is for you!Molly Ann Luna is a US Army veteran and former financial advisor who kicked corporate to the curb to pursue a more prosperous life. She successfully took her first business fo $0-six figures in just under s...

Author Matthew Turner shares his latest trilogy work called Beyond the Pale a fable about escaping the hustle and finding yourself. We discover a new definition of hustle and how it affects our lives on a daily basis. A big takeaway was "Commit to less, focus on more." Success is defined differently to most people depending on the season of their life and the experience they have. Matthew explains this brilliantly in this thoughtful interview that I believe you will truly enjoy he...

My guest Terry Begue - 43 year painting contractor and author of Attract and Keep Customers for Life, Shares his insights into how he grew his painting business from being an 18 year old know nothing kid into a powerhouse and sustainable business. His approach to the customer experience, team building and niche approach has enabled him to continue to grow his business year after year, and for the last nine years has done it without ad spend. He shares true gems on how he does it. You'll...

This was a fascinating interview with Intuition Expert Sunil Godse. Sounds odd on the surface but after listening to Sunil you'll see the power of the intuition tool we all have. This isn't just mindset and fairy dust. It is based and backed with science and is certainly a tool you can use daily to run your business better. I encourage you to listen to this and follow Sunil at the links below.After making a series of bad decisions, with one leading to a friend being shot and killed, Sunil God...

Kevin O'Connor is my guest in this episode. Over the last 20 years Kevin has built and ran 13 businesses. He now is also working with businesses helping them have their business be an extension of their vision and values. We covered topics from business start up to living life to its fullest and avoiding mediocrity. Kevin brought deep insight to these topics and you'll enjoy hearing them.Kevin is an intuitive, connected, powerful and masculine life coach. He has a way of seeing the whole pers...

After creating multiple businesses that now generate over 100 million dollars annually Jeff has written a book called... Profit Wise, How to make more money by doing the right thing. Building the right business culture and improving the communities around his businesses is just part of what we talk about in this interview. Jeff has a fantastic ability to scale a business and still maintain humility and an ability to give back.About Jeff Morrill:Jeff Morrill co-founded Planet Subaru and busine...

My guest Marianna Teudor is the founder of Harmony an organizing service based company. We discussed the critical aspect of organization for the entrepreneur and how her company has filled that space. This woman is on a mission to help and effect as many people as she can with not only her organizational skills, but actually teaching the entrepreneur in a quick and simple way to adopt this philosophy to better their all around business and personal lives.Marianna Teudor:With a backgroun...

My Guest David Traugott brings an amazing look at the for profit and non profit space and how they work together. We discuss how to properly bring the impact you desire to the world with both your for profit business and creating a non profit business. As founder of Redwood United, David has created an outstanding program that teaches what he calls "The 7 Roots of a thriving life". You'll get an entirely new perspective on non profits by looking through the business lens. If you'v...

This was a high energy, engaging conversation with a man who has accomplished many things on multiple levels. Bill has built successful businesses ranging from a chain of doughnut and ice cream franchises, to multiple businesses in the automotive/car care industry. He's been in higher education (mostly adjunct, but a full-time lecture at Penn State University for 12 years) for almost 40 years. He's the author of 5 books, 2 on goal setting, 2 on leadership, and 1 on interpersonal c...

My Guests Mike Sarraille and George Randle are the authors of The Talent War... How special operations and great organizations win on talent. Utilizing their extensive years in service with the US military special operations teams they bring a unique look at winning with talent. We discuss the book in detail and I must say it is one of the finest books ever written on the subject of recruiting and training talent for business. I loved this interview and have also made the book required readin...

My guest Adam A. Adams drops a TON of valuable multi unit investment knowledge in this episode. In the ETOP Academy we talk about real estate investing as part of an exit strategy and adam is one of the best in the business. Don't miss this episode and check out his bio below...Adam has been podcasting since 2017 and currently hosts the Apartment Investing Show. With hundreds of thousands of downloads Adam's podcasts are listened to around the world. His efforts to educate and inspire other i...

About Brett GunningBrett Gunning has spent the last 26 years coaching in College and the NBA. He began his career in 1994 as an assistant coach for Jay Wright at Hofstra University. Over the next seven seasons, he was a part of a staff that turned Hofstra into an American East powerhouse, posting a 72-22 (.766) record from 1998-2001. He was very instrumental in the development of the Pride players, as well as assisted with recruiting, scouting and film analysis.He then went on to spend seven ...

Guest Stacy Raske delivers a powerful and well articulated interview on being a powerful and inFLOWential leader as she calls it, and what that means. Stacy Raske is a #1 bestselling author, speaker, Iraq War Veteran, podcast host, international success coach and leadership mentor, and intuitive business consultant. She has spent the past six years leaning into and learning from her trauma and addiction recovery journey to deeply understand the role of beliefs, boundaries, and balance in...

My guest Eric Dickmann has over 30 years in the marketing space. He is... The Virtual CMO. We discuss marketing on many levels and the need for a cohesive marketing plan. Everything from avatar development to long term strategies and the expectations for it all.  You will certainly pick up some great tips from this episode you can apply to your marketing efforts right now.

A great, high energy conversation with my guest Ahron Glazer of Executive Marketing Solutions. We talk about branding on down to entrepreneurship and team building. I truly enjoyed this conversation and you will too.Ahron Glazer:I am an entrepreneurial self-starter. I build, train, and lead international marketing teams. - I bring to the teams I work with positive leadership, critical thinking, team building, professional development, and strategic planning. Although I'm a tech enthusiast, I ...

Guest, Tom Seaman is not only an author but a major overcomer of setbacks, physical disability and addiction. it's an incredible story that has to be heard. From elite athlete to completely debilitated by Dystonia and gaining 150 pounds while relegated to live on his back on the floor for years, his journey back to health, wellness and inspiring others is amazing.Tom's Bio:Tom Seaman earned his bachelor’s degree in education and psychology in 1994, after which he partnered in private bu...

My Guest Joshua Peters is the Xfactor Coach who harnesses neuroscience to transform negative states into positive states through the use of hypnosis. this was a fascinating look into a performance enhancing technique not many are familiar with. Altering negative states or mental blocks can break you free to grow your business and achieve next level things in your life. Often times we don't know what is holding us back we just know something is. Joshua breaks those barriers to get you quickly ...

My guest Lance Caron is known as the permanent transformation coach and for good reason. His fitness approach challenges all the standards that result in only temporary weight loss and change. You'll have a complete understanding after listening to this episode with Lance. I think you'll be astounded at the intellectual depth and understanding Lance gives to this subject. With over 15 years in the industry coaching others, Lance has the track record of a true professional and you'll hea...

Guest, Stacy Padula was a talented young writer who turned her passion into entrepreneurship by creating not just multiple Christian based book series but also a tutoring company, publishing company and a not for profit company focused on animal rescue. It's an impressive journey that will inspire you and those that are still in their teens to accomplish great things regardless of age or position. Her bio below does full justice to her accomplishments. I was thrilled to have the opportunity t...

My guest Frank King is the Mental Health Comedian. With Multiple TedX talks to his credit Frank shares his story in a way that brings down barriers to address the reality of suicidal tendencies and thoughts that many people suffer from and with. Frank lives with major depressive disorder and chronic suicidal ideations. His mission is to help others discover and manage similar situations with the use of comedy to open the discussion and show people they are not alone. This discussion bro...

Kathleen Johnson has a way of seeing things in businesses that are often missed by their owners. she specializes in freeing up the bottlenecks that prevent growth and freedom for the business and it's owners. A great exchange of ideas in this conversation I think you'll thoroughly enjoy.Who are you not to shine? Who am I not to? About sections often tell the ‘why’ one is qualified or captivating enough to support you and your goals to fruition. How they will be the best one to take ...

Wayne is known as the Coach of Coaches! He’s an internet marketer, trainer of life coaches, and has helped people from all over the world reach their goals and dreams! The cool thing about Wayne Sutton is that he lives and breathes his philosophy of ‘dream life’ coaching and strategies. And it’s not about doing that in a way that other people say is right or proper; it’s about being 100% authentic to who he really is. That’s where true happiness happens, and that’s what Wayne Sutto...

This is part two with Janis Isaman Movement specialist where we get into the "how to's" of movement and fitness. This is an important interview that will help even the most sedentary individuals get moving and build sustainability in their health and fitness. We even discuss choosing the right coach to help you and the criteria involved and it may surprise you what that is. It's always a pleasure discussing fitness with Janis and showing others how to utilize movement and overall fitnes...

Sid is a published author, serial entrepreneur, venture investor, university professor, board member, business thought leader and public speaker.From a very young age, Sid learned not to leave change to chance. ​ At 7 he learned to be self-sufficient in treating the genetic blood disorder (Hemophilia) he suffered from. At 14, he learned to balance intellect and humility and published his first book of poetry. At 16 he convinced his parents that his future must be ...

A great discussion and inside look into achieving results and overcoming obstacles while maintaining your integrity and authenticity. Kris has met with tremendous success after his own struggles and mistakes and now runs multiple companies and is a leading business coach guiding others to increase their business success.Kris Whitehead founder of ICONIC Alliance, Think to Succeed and New England Custom Remodeling is a High Performance Personal and Professional Development Coach. Kr...

This interview with Lisa Latimer is a fascinating look into self awareness and how it affects our business and daily lives far more than we realize. One of the key traits of entrepreneurs is self awareness. Knowing how to tap into that awareness can take you to new levels in your business and life.Lisa Latimer is a self awareness coach helping women to build self awareness to break indecision gridlock (where they are 2nd and 3rd guessing themselves), silence fears, gain clarity, and fearlessl...

This is a powerful interview about risk, action taking, marketing, sales and business scaling. You will be incredibly inspired by Victor Rancour and his creation and building of Absolute Air Flow and his 4 other businesses all starting from a pizza shop parking lot. Hitting almost 18 million dollars in year two is a dream for most and Victor tells us how he did it.So much to be learned from this interview so buckle up and don't miss a word of this conversation!

Great conversation with Americas service sales coach Joe Crisara. Joe brings amazing knowledge on not just selling but building a business to sell and the internal operations to develop a team that performs at top levels. Joe trains those in the industry to sell more and sell better elevating everyone around them.About Joe Crisara -Joe Crisara is America's HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Contractor "Service Sales Coach." He is a sales educator and entrepreneur, has a style will leave you with...

Awesome guest Erkki Peippo on money mindset and how to make it work for you. We go into an interesting look at what true money mindset is and I think you'll be surprised what it actually constitutes to become successful in this area.Erkki Peippo, is an Independent Financial Advocate for his clients. He is knowledgeable in the areas of Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Risk Management and Investment Planning. He specializes in tax reduction strategies and retirement income planning. Througho...

If you've ever had a high level of chaos to deal with (and as business owners who hasn't?) This episode will help you tremendously. Jeff Banman is master of "Calm the Chaos" He has tremendous experience in some of the most demanding and dangerous occupations from the fire service to counter terrorism and he shares how to bring calm to virtually any situation. These are critical tools for the entrepreneur and you get access to some of them in this episode!For 30 years I have operated with, stu...

Aaron Wandtke has been the owner of Exectutive Staffing Solutions for 20 years and a business coach. As many successful business owners have done, Aaron has taken that success and is sharing it with other business owners. We cover it all from start up to staffing and building great teams.  Culture, environment and systems are all part of a successful company and we cover them in this episode. Great take aways for your knowledge bank!IG @aaronwandtke)Connect with me on LinkedIn

This dynamic interview with Jennifer Sargeant will give you tremendous understanding of the digital marketing space. Jennifer, owner of Digital Sargeant ,(I love that name) has been helping local business owners for over 10 years get their businesses found and dominating in their space. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Marketing is a key component to the success of any business. Jennifer delivers how and why she delivers the results she does for her clients. Have your notebook handy you'r...

Juliet gives us insight into the world of non profit organizations and how they should be tun for long term success. With 15 years experience working with multiple agencies and project management she has incredible, specific details to help anyone wanting to start a non profit do it correctly. She also lays out basic guidelines when looking to contribute to a non profit so your giving gets the maximum return for those intended recipients.Juliet is a non profit expert that has been working wit...

Carol Boston of Carol boston Coaching is a former collegiate and professional athlete. She spent 27 years in the corporate sales arena and has now brought that experience and expertise to business owners to improve their business and create clarity in what they do to increase profit and income. Carol gives us tremendous wisdom in this episode on achieving goals and becoming the best you. By combining her experiences as a professional athlete and a national corporate sales trainer she brings t...

Daniel is a top rated podcast host, best selling author who's interviewed billionaires on down to build his brand in the podcast space. Founder of Gefen media group Daniel Gefen is also the creator of Podbooker.com an amazing platform for both podcast hosts and guests. We walk through Daniel's story and his business successes and struggles along with his most recent success: podbooker.com. This is an inspiring story of his journey not just in the media space but his discovery of Podcast...

Specail guest Sean Spector is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, business leadership coach and founder of Xponential Leaders. In this episode we cover a lot! one thing is the power of the mastermind group. Another is the mindset required to elevate your leadership and business to exceed all of your expectations. Sean is helping business leaders take their skills to all new levels and you will gain some great nuggets of truth and wisdom from this episode.website: www.xponentialleaders.comema...

As an expert in Psychological and Physical Fitness, Shane Borza specializes in creating breakthroughs to Ultimate Performance. By addressing both Mind and Body, he helps people make lasting change and live Ultimately. A lifelong mountain athlete and creator, he has travelled the world learning how to be the best climber, filmmaker, writer, husband, and person possible.Shane offers a variety of services, depending on the dynamic or client needs and is available for Coaching, Mentoring, and Con...

Steve A Klein brings Decades of experience in helping people and companies improve their sales teams and company culture. We discuss the need for this and it's practicle application. A pleasure interviewing this depth of knowledge and experience.HELPING LEADERS & ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP RELENTLESS MINDSETS & ACTIONS TO UNLOCK MEANINGFUL RESULTSSteve helps organizations that are frustrated with their level of focus or progress and leaders who want to inspire their teams to achieve consis...

Marc Zalmanoff discusses fitness, nutrition and leadership and how they all fit together for top performance in your business. With 18 years in the fitness field, Marc drops some outstanding wisdom in this episode!Marc "The Fitness Ninja" Zalmanoff currently owns and operates Marc Z Fitness & Nutrition in Frisco, TX. Since 2003, he has been providing highly effective workouts and nutrition guidance to willing (and unwilling) participants. Specializing in personal training and small g...

Nelson Tressler Author of The Unlucky Sperm Club and multiple business owner, shares his incredible story of overcoming major adversity and how he is now helping others do the same. This is a story not to be missed.Are you a member of the unlucky sperm club? With the help of this book, you will realize your membership is the greatest gift you will ever receive. Maybe you were born into a tough situation where the odds were already stacked against you. Personal success and wealth might fe...

This episode covered so much more than just relationships. We uncovered so many things that keep High performers from being their truly best and ways to correct it. don't skip this one regardless of where you're at in your business or life. I promise you won't regret it.Coach T is a Dating Extrordinaire, Fitness Expert, Former Mrs. Maryland, Mother to 4 under 5, and an entrepreneur. Coach T founded Maxing U after having been in the elite matchmaking space for several years . She began realizi...

Philippine based Adrian Miciano is marketing expert in both Linkedin and video editing. His virtual assistant company has done incredible revenue turnarounds for businesses around the world. He helps businesses get meetings with potential clients as a "Sales Navigator" then scale and move past the growth phase. It's worth a listen if you've ever considered using a VA or want to explore and hire an expert in the linkedin space to increase your b2b presence and sales he's your man. Do you...

Janis Isaman is a movement and nutrition specialist for high achieving business owners. She helps people feel their best so they can do their best. Entrepreneurs have a need for daily high performance. This translates into the food you put in your body and physically being your best without pain and weakness. I had a great conversation with Janis on this one! She has an amazing story and excellent tips to help you be the best you can be each day! Follow her and get expert tips to help you mee...

Brian McKittrick is an Insurance & Finance Specialist, and his brokerage Insurance of Texas services Life, Health, and Senior Insurance plans for all 50 states, plus Washington D.C. Also offers Property, Casualty & Commercial plans for Texas.Brian is a career sales professional and leader. He has been a top performing salesman since his first commission sales position in 1999. For over 20 years, Brian has excelled in retail, car, and insurance sales both as a sales associate, as well ...

Corey Berrier is the sales and company culture expert. His Company: Sales CEO helps businesses turn around poor performing sales staff and increase a desirable company culture to attract and keep the best people in the company. You'll enjoy this interview and pick up some excellent tips to maximizing your sales abilities and building a business people want to be in and around. follow Corey...@coryberrier  www.salesceo.co

If you've never understood tax strategy or any type of tax code for that matter you're not alone in any small sense!. Ron fossum is going to share some amazing strategies that were thought only available to the ultra big hitters but in reality we all can use as business owners. This is not a dry boring segment. If this doesn't perk you up for the possibilities these tax strategies can do to help you grow your business and keep way more of your hard earned money, nothing will! This is foundati...

Armondo Jacox has been in the roofing industry for 17 years with 10 of the last years on his own with foothills Roofing & Exteriors. Not only has he created a unique niche in an overcrowded market place but he has also expanded his efforts into creating a marketing company that caters to the roofing industry. It's an awesome story of diligence and struggle along with adjusting to the new confines thrust on business owners with the 2020 pandemic. You'll learn a ton from this seasoned...

Have you ever struggled to find and keep great employees?  Here’s some great tips in this episode. Here’s my free build value/Build Profit ebook  http://bit.ly/3jHgkmYbvbpreg

Systems expert Erika Mcmillion walks us through the steps of systematizing your business for a better operating company from the top down. This is a big component to escaping the owner prison. If you don't implement systems and processes in your business you will be handcuffed to your business and the individuals who know how to get things done. Reach out to Erika at www.erikamcmillion.com  

Stan Volkman has spent 40 years in the roof coating industry. His expertise goes well beyond the product knowledge. It's 40 years of building relationships and crafting his sales skills to deliver the highest level of value to his clients. We always want to search out wisdom and when you can find a gem like Stan with 40 years of gained wisdom in a single industry you better listen!

Special guest Mike claudio from Winrate Consulting joins me and we discuss building and scaling your business. complexities, employees, systems, processes, imperfect action and building a self sufficient business where profit is the focus and not revenue. Great conversation with another excellent business coach who still is in the trenches running his own businesses and taking action every day!Find Mike on these platforms;Podcast: Big Stud SalesIG: @winrateconsultingYoutube: Mike claudi...

Guest Brian Brown discusses the foundational investment strategy of infinite banking (I use the term Cash Flow Banking in my book) This is a little known strategy that the likes of the Rockefellers, JC Penny and Walt Disney used to protect and create tax free, multi generational wealth. You'll get the complete insight to this strategy that doesn't require massive wealth to get started. Here's links to more on Brian and his company Predictable Wealth Advocates:Masterclass: https://predic...

My guest Justin Watkins is a craftsman who has mastered Escaping the Owner Prison. We talk about his journey over the last 20+ years in business and life. You'll enjoy his take on life and business during this fun conversation on work/life balance. There's success at all levels and it's seldom measured by the dollar. Don't forget to subscribe to the ETOP podcast and leave a great review if you would be so kind. Also be sure to grab my FREE  Build Value/Build Profit ebook HERE

So this may be controversial to some, but in this episode I explain what true work/life balance looks like for the entrepreneur/business owner. I think you'll agree ...or not. It's a new way to look at that tired cliche. If you want to know more about how to reach this balance, check out my FREE webinar where you'll get some great training to achieve it.  GO HERE to view.

Alex Vonderhaar from Hidden Falls Media shares Neuro Marketing techniques with us as we dive into it's meaning and application.  A fascinating interview with a twist on tradditional marketing. Gain new understanding for the future of marketing and what your company should be preparing for.

Sometimes we forget the people who added so much to our lives even in the smallest of ways. Lets discuss mentoring and how not only did it effect our lives but how and why we should be giving back to others as well.

When you think of hiring you don't always think about getting a professional recruiter. Matthew Snow from Pivotal Recruiting Solutions is that Pro. He's consistently delivered the right person for the right job year after year. With a specialization in the roofing industry Matthew fulfills the demand for qualified sales people for storm restoration companies nationwide. He makes a difference by being transparent and sharing the full truth about the position and it's requirements. He has a tre...

Meet Matthew, a 20 year old booming entrepreneur whose entrepreneurial desires go back to the young age of 8. We dive into the mindset of the new generation of business owners and what makes them tick. You'll love the energy Matthew brings to this podcast. Wise beyond his years Matthew shares with us his brand of leadership and the role models and inspiration he's gained throughout his teenage years that's enabled him to start and succeed in his own marketing agency. He is de...

Guest Lewis Vandervalk of Blue Crocus Solutions Is making a difference in the marketing world. He's helping contractors decrease door knocking and bring the clients to them. Understanding your niche is a powerful way to grow your business and Lewis is not your average marketer. You'll glean some amazing high points from this interview and see how Lewis is carving out his niche in the pavement industry. It's not just marketing it's just plain good business!

Tomas Keenan #1 Best selling author of Un F*** Your Business. Tomas shares his failures and successes along with how you can create a true and lasting business that doesn't need you day in and day out to run and be highly profitable. From a man who has not only been there, but is still operating high functioning, successful businesses, along with helping others do the same, This is a man to be listened to. I promise you'll gain so much from this interview; an absolute must listen. You c...

Joseph Toppi is a systems expert focused on the construction & trades industry. We delve into the financial intelligence needed to bid jobs properly and run a company with the proper automation and systems that create increased profit margins. Even more importantly how these detailed systems create the time freedom from the day to day running of the business that so many owners get trapped in. A major portion of Escaping the Owner Prison is systems and processes in your busine...

Michael is the President of The Vann Group, LLC. In this episode we discuss building your business to sell along with the many variables involved in that process and how you can set a path to maximize the sale of your business. Michael has over twenty years of strategic consulting and transactional advisory experience. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Michael focuses his efforts on helping owners build and realize their value by creating the framework for continuity an...

Not only did Jason Geiman go from fire fighter to million dollar pressure washing guy he also started training others how to do the same thing! Jason's simple approach to "Charging what you're worth" is spectacular. He's a shining example of what Escape the Owner Prison is all about. You'll enjoy this conversation and take away some great nuggets for your business. If you haven't grabbed your free copy of Build Value/Build Profit ebook DO IT NOW! CLICK HERE 

Scaling any business can be difficult. Brian Hess is here to share insight into how he grew his Pavement company into a national brand while creating other businesses in the same vertical without destroying his ability to still give back to others and live the life he loves. There's so many take aways in this one so buckle up and get the pen and paper ready for notes!

Bobby learned very quickly how to escape the owner prison in his window  & power washing business. Great story on overcoming and creating your own path to never be an employee ever again.

Phenomenal discussion on what it is and how marketing works for your business, broken down into easily understandable terms for the business owner. Online marketing can be like playing the lottery and that means it's really hard to win. With the right marketer you can take the guess work out and create substantial ROI. To learn more about Thaddeus and what he offers:  www.onpurposemedia.ca

Creating and scaling multiple businesses isn't for every entrepreneur. But the principles remain the same. David Carroll of Dope Marketing shares his journeys and his method of Escaping the Owner prison even with multiple businesses. He shares the power of niche business creation/marketing.  A lot of wisdom is shared in this episode that will certainly assist your entrepreneurial experience. www.dopemarketing.com

Do customers constantly beat you down on price? I have a fix for you in this episode! Make the price shoppers a thing of the past.  Also here's the FREE ebook I talked about in the podcast you can get it by CLICKING HEREiNeTzBFGo8cjexNQow6N

Donnie Kinser, founder of billionaire mindset club shares insight Into creating a complete balanced and happy life while running a company that thrives.

If you spend most of your days putting out fires in your business this will help you make that a thing of the past. It's not a difficult fix it just needs your attention. If you want to learn even more great tips check out my free webinar HERE

Incredible episode with guest Christian Lovrecich talking about Marketing and how it can change the direction of your business without breaking the bank. You've got to hear and learn his "Rapid Cashflow Sequence" on this episode that you can do yourself that will jump start and pay for your marketing for the next three months at least! Don't forget to check out the FREE ETOP Academy webinar RIGHT HERE

To do lists detract from your mission as an owner. We get paid for done. Here’s the new way to look at your lists so they make you money!

Hustle and Grind sounds good on the surface but it can be causing you to burn out and fail in your business. Let's talk about how and why this may be happening to you and how to direct that Hustle and Grind in the right way. https://bit.ly/2GpTKjSwebinarreg

When making decisions don’t depend on your own wisdom. Especially in today’s business climate. There’s a lot of people who’ve been where you want to go or know what you don’t. I share some of my tough learning experience in this episode

As business owners we are hypersensitive to freedom.  We are seeing anarchy and the loss of freedom in our great society right now. Having an understanding of what is freedom is critical. Enjoy my rant on the events of the day :-)

Persistence is a key Entrepreneur trait that leads to success. In this episode I discuss the need for this trait and how to maximize unbreakable persistence to make your teams great and top performers in all they do.

There's Risk in everything we do but as business owners we have an inordinate amount of risk to take on. In this episode I talk about transferring that Risk so you can do more and have more. Also the real secret of risk transfer and the new way to look at it!

No matter what is happening in this Covid economy you can still raise your prices. You just need to do it correctly. I tell you how in this ETOP Podcast episode.

They say your 5 closest friends are a mirror of you. If you want to increase your business you need to start looking around you and see what your daily habits are and those you associate with. This can be a game changer for you and your business.

Lance Caron from Lance Caron Coaching goes in depth how to combat fear in this crazy situation we are in with Covid 19 and other business uncertainties. This is incredibly helpful information you can use to strengthen your resolve and push forward with your business.

Lets talk about ways to create opportunity from the Covid crisis. I've got some great ideas to help your business prosper through this critical time for business survival.