You don't have to look too far to get inspiration and ideas from entrepreneurs who have been building back, learning from, and creating a new during the pandemic. My guest on this week's Create Velocity podcast, Kevin Wilson, Chairman and CEO of Buzz Franchise Brands, is one of them. With franchises like Pool Scouts (pool cleaning), Home Clean Heroes (residential home cleaning) and The British Swim School (swimming lessons)...

This episode is dedicated to the act of gratitude. It has been a roller coaster of a year and in some cases downright awful and in others, has had some lovely Silver linings. As an entrepreneur I know that taking time out and reflecting isn't always one of our strengths. However I'd like you to join me and my guest this week Liz Doyle Harmer to do just that. Liz will end the podcast with a gratitude meditation.

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How to build out your business from one channel to many.

In this week's podcast I talk to Lisa Rafter who is the president of RAM Group Holdings, a media and publishing company based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Lisa is a force of nature in the cause for equity, inclusion and diversity and how to use your business as a catalyst for change. We talk extensively about ways she is using her business as a platform to transform her ind...

How to Create More Value for Your Business Creatively

Do you ever find yourself drained while doing certain tasks in your business? Or realize after the fact you solved the wrong problem and subsequently wasted a lot of time and money doing so? Maybe you just sense there is something missing in your business, and you can't quite put your finger on what it is. If any of this happens to you, you will want to tune into my latest co...

There are many ways to finance your business and if you've gone to a bank lately you may find that channel is not one of them. That's why you may want to consider 'bootstrap financing", but it takes a certain approach to living and working to make it successful.My guest to share her successful journey doing this since 2012 is Ilana Ben-Ari, a dynamic innovator. She is the founder of Twenty-One Toys, and behind the i...

The Time is Now!

"Everything is broken, what a great time to be alive!"* The re-frame of this current moment in time is just one of the compelling conversations I had with BE Alink, the founder and inventor of The Alinker a non-motorized walking-bike without pedals. With an adjustable saddle and handlebars, it is custom designed to challenge society's assumptions about disability.  Challenging assumptions and shifting pa...

Seven Considerations For Your Brand

Abena Perryman joins me for this week's podcast to talk about vital considerations for brand agility. Abena brings her over 20 years of experience in the marketing and branding space to share her insights and ideas for how to think about your brand strategy during a pandemic and powerful movement for social justice.

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Building a Critical Muscle of Entrepreneurship

In this episode, Lisa Mattam, the passionate entrepreneur and founder of Sahajan Skincare, makes the statement, "If you are standing still, you are actually going backwards." Lisa shares why, her entrepreneurial journey to date, the moment she almost gave up, or was practically brought to a stand still and how resilience played a huge part. She reflects on her key leanings and i...

A magical approach to seeing the world.

Entrepreneurs have been asking me what does the future hold after COVID-19 and how can I make sense of what the new reality will be? These are great questions, and ones that Dan Trommater, Magician extraordinaire, explores with me by not providing any answers, but posing more questions! Consider a good question is worth its weight in gold and Dan delivers some golden ones. I promise you'll...

Access and Insight into the Intangible Metrics of your Company

To assess where to start takes a deep understanding of the intangible assets of your company and then the know how to have them work more effectively. The exciting news is that there is a tool that can help you with this - a crystal ball of sorts that can reveal the metrics needed to transform your company's culture into improved business performance. In this episode...

The Mindset Needed to Navigate the Future. NOTE: the Future is Now Entrepreneurs

In this episode, we explore the entrepreneur's mindset with Charles Ruecker, a 16 year iconoclast entrepreneur. Right now, more than ever, how we think and act will make or break our businesses. Massive change and disruption began well before COVID-19 and as Charles and I discuss, the pandemic super charged all of that change and had it become more ...

The ABC's of Marketing and Generating More Opportunity During and After COVID-19

If you've been a little unsure about how to engage in marketing and business development during COVID-19, listen in to this episode with Mitch Solway. Mitch is a seasoned marketing professional who has over 20 years of experience within a number of different industries. In this episode he provides practical and actionable steps to market and pro...

Questions are important, especially now. Take a moment and answer these three important questions for yourself.

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Glynnis Rengger is the Founder and CEO of The Immersion Lab. Her client...

In this podcast, I talk to Bruce Sellery about how to approach this conversation in a productive, transparent and low-stress way and why it is important to do so. Bruce's perspective is informative, engaging and fun (really!).

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Ideas to keep providing a valued customer experience in times of physical isolation.

My guest is Patti Mara. She has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurial owned and operated businesses to re position them for success and dramatically increase their growth, customer retention, and profit. She is the author of UpSolutions – Turning Your Team into Heroes and Customers into Ravings Fans.

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Calculate and Stay On Top of Your Company’s Cashflow right now.

My guest is Cindy Warner Beck. She has over 15 years of experience working with companies of all sizes at the Royal Bank of Canada. Now, through her company Lightbulb Finance, she works with small and medium sized businesses as an outsourced CFO to on help business owners understand their finances to make more informed decisions on their growth.

What you’ll get from this...

Mark Twain said “Life does not consist of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that are forever blowing through one’s mind.” But what happens if that storm of thoughts is actually negatively affecting your confidence to make important decisions and take action? It has been my experience that the journey of being an entrepreneur is filled with a battle of the inner voice.

In this episode, you will learn 3...

In this episode, Andrew Soren helps Marysia pull back the curtain on the roller coaster experience being an entrepreneur can be and the new research which is telling us what we know, entrepreneurs face tremendous stress and it is impacting their well-being. He will share his rich experience in positive psychology. Listen as Andrew teaches us about the mindset of well-being and how entrepreneurs can apply it in their work and person...