Small 2 Scaled - From Vision to Venture
I walked away from a successful 25-year career as an “advertising seller” for mega media companies to fulfill my entrepreneurial dream as a “business owner and trusted media advisor”. In leaning into my clients’ businesses, I quickly became intrigued by their stories. I witnessed heaps of creativity, motivation, drive, patience and fluidity to push through challenging economic times. I saw these courageous individuals create ideas around a passion, sprinkle it with courage (real or imagined) and pursue that vision to venture status. Inspired by their journeys, I found myself writing blogs about their dedication. I learned that these are the busiest people on the planet. I learned that when you are doing what you love, every day is “Blursday” and there is no such thing as a 5-day workweek. Through these interviews, my accomplished guests become storytellers connecting with us on a very basic level, sharing their own experiences, generously providing inspiration and a much-needed boost of encouragement. We will learn something about trusting our vision, getting through the unfun stuff entrepreneurs endure, and seeing what it takes to achieve a business that suits your individual desires. Nobody needs to do this alone and there is more than one way to skin the proverbial “cat”. Come with me while we listen and learn from those visionaries who went from small to scaled.
Episodes
In this episode we introduce you to Karl Swanepoel, CEO and Founder of a rapidly growing freelance hiring platform called Revolancer.
Karl’s platform offers a unique business model that puts freelancers first by charging zero commissions. Yes, you heard it - freelancers keep their whole enchilada!
In just over two years Revolancer has attracted over 15,000 freelancers to the site. Much of the growth has been orga...
In this episode we explore creativity and its place in business growth with the co-founder of Laetro, Dave Zaboski. Dave is known as the Freedom Fighter for Creators - what a title!! It’s in this spirit that he developed a resource for brands to access high quality creative in ways they haven’t yet been able to tap into.
Dave shares his back story on how he rose from Art Center student to a sought after animator at Disney, Warner ...
Today’s guest is Ayim Darkeh, an ER physician, wellness expert, leadership coach and transformation expert. He’s not only an ER doc in Brooklyn, he’s the founder and CEO of “Healthy with Dr. D”, a health and wellness initiative that empowers people to move away from disease management and reclaim their physical and psychological fitness. Another hat he wears is as CEO and founder of The Life and Leadership Lab, where he guides prof...
Can a hospitality mindset make you rich? In this episode with Andy McNeill we’ll explore a key to building brand equity: service and hospitality. Making each customer feel special not only fuels the soul but gives life and longevity to the business. Go the extra mile. Think about having a mindset of service to enhance your work and to have great life experiences.
Takeaways this Episode:
- Why does hospitality matter?
- Learn how to ...
Did you know that the business of human trafficking in the San Diego area alone generates $810Million annually for the area's underground economy - second only to the drug trade?
There are thousands of known victims each year, and the majority of these victims are caught up on our legal system being blamed for the crimes they were forced into. Not only were their lives ruined by their captors, but they are marred with cri...
Have you ever watched a keynote speaker and thought to yourself.. "I can do this"!! What does it take to make public speaking a lucrative career? In this episode we talk with Thom Singer, a Certified Public Speaker (CSP), who established and scaled his keynote speaking business back in 2009. He's spoken to over 1,000 audiences as a Keynote, TEDx speaker, and Master of Ceremonies. He is the essence of what we call thi...
This show highlights an author who has successfully published best-sellers in both non-fiction and fiction writing. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Daniel Chidiac shares how he managed to come out of obscurity to sell millions of copies of his first book, Who Says You Can’t? You Do. And what inspired him to change course for his second book by self-publishing a reflective novel with a romantic storyline called The Modern Breakup...
How does a kid mowing lawns build a $20M a year business connecting physical lawns with an on-demand digital app? In today’s episode we talk about entrepreneurialism, marketing and bootstrapping a business from zero revenue to profitability and exit. Our guest is Bryan Clayton, the CEO and cofounder of GreenPal, the mobile app that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn c...
“SHE’S RELENTLESS - FROM HOMELESS TO INC 5000 ENTREPRENEUR”
WITH NATASHA MILLER – INC 5000 ENTREPRENEUR, SPEAKER, AUTHOR
In this episode you’ll first hear Natasha’s backstory. This part of her journey starts at age sixteen when, fearing for her life, she was abandoned by her family and living in a homeless shelter. A passionate and talented musician, she gained mentors who supported her. Coupled with unyielding optimism and a love ...
In this episode we discuss what it takes to sell your business with Andy Cabasso who, after just three years of ownership, successfully sold his digital marketing company in a seven-figure deal.
Listen to learn about these three essentials you need to prepare your business for a sale:
- Productizing your workflow
- SOP – Standard Operating Procedures – every step has to have specific deliverables.
- Recurring Revenue
What’s your ...
How does a lawyer start their own law firm? In this episode, I talk with Ashley Andrews, who runs her own successful Family Law practice in Southern California. She shares how she broke out of the massive law firm mold and created her own firm. Ashley is a sophisticated, highly ethical, and tenacious lawyer who built a team to focus on her clients and their very personal and sensitive family legal issues. She’s top dog in the area...
FinTech is HUGE and growing stronger every year. This episode explores what it takes to get a Financial Technology platform off the ground. Our guest today is Lori Shao. She is the Founder of Finli.com, a tech platform that helps solopreneurs and small businesses get paid - for free.
Lori tells us her reason for leaving behind a 17-year lucrative investment banking job at JP Morgan to become an entrepreneur herself. As a...
In this episode, ex-banker Gene Valdez reveals critical information about getting your business financed and how to use financial institutions to your business’s advantage.
Gene has worked with hundreds of businesses and started a few of his own. He knows the financials around launching a new enterprise and scaling an established brand. Listen as he points out common limiting factors. Existing businesses – beware of complacency!
Oth...
In this episode, we get insights from David Finberg, founder of peak digital and a specialist in “SEO” – a.k.a. search engine optimization. You’ll want to listen if you care to know how to get your business seen on the first page of a Google search. The competition online is fierce, and every business needs organic search to work for them. You may never want to do this yourself, but you still need to have an awareness of the strate...
In this episode, you will hear from Marton Medina, CEO of iThink Business Academy. He’s coached hundreds of business owners on how to think and thrive as a business owner. He shares with us how your potential for greatness all starts with your choices. That’s the TIME CRUX.
This episode will make you think about how you want to spend your time today, tomorrow, and every day. Because the root of most of our problems is i...
Can doctors still earn $15k A Day? Listen to this episode as I chat with Dr. Debra Muth, the founder of “$15K A Day Doc” and owner of Serenity Health Care Center – a thriving functional medical practice. She shares her expertise on how to create systems to scale an integrative medical practice. You will love her energy and how she juggles caring for others while running a profitable business. Over the last 20 years, she’s built it ...
In this episode we learn how to use Facebook to grow your business with Bob Regnerus, a sought-after expert in the area of Facebook Advertising and Deep Funnel Marketing. “Coach Bob” has helped hundreds of businesses run Facebook ads to scale.
Bob has authored five books including the 4th Edition of the Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising. Bob is also the co-founder of Feedstories, a video sales and marketing agency tha...
This episode explores what it is like to become a franchisee. Our guest, Jennifer Burgh, shares with us how to start, manage, scale and even sell your franchise business. As the owner of Fresh Coat Painters Monrovia, she answers all of those questions that you've always wanted to know about fast-tracking your entrepreneurship with an established brand,
You’ll learn:
- How to find the perfect franchise fit
- What it ...
You’ve heard the proverb; “necessity is the mother of invention”. In this episode, we meet Julie Farrell, Founder of tech startup PlanHero.com. She took that well-known phrase and put it into action. With a degree in mechanical engineering, a work history that includes weighing jets for McDonnel-Douglas, building missile launchers, industrial lasers, and managing a team of 50 engineers, Julie Farrell’s mind is wired to solve for th...
“Every Life a Legacy! Every Small Business a School!” – Michael E. Gerber
After reading his New York Times bestseller “The E Myth Revisited: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It”, I knew Michael E. Gerber had to be on my show! There’s a reason why his book has been read by millions worldwide, published in 30 languages and is required reading for over 100 universities and business schools. This episode is a MUST LI...
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