The One Broken Cog Podcast

Deanna Kuempel was born & raised in the Chicagoland area, and studied Business & Accounting at Harper College. Prior to meeting her husband, she had a small event planning business & offered personal training services. She went on to become VP of Key Accounts & Business Operations for a $20million dollar transmission remanufacturing facility with 150 employees simultaneously running 4 other entities (3 commercial real estate holdin...

Tim Fitzpatrick is an entrepreneur and business owner with expertise in marketing and business growth. He has 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience with a passion for developing and growing businesses. That passion served him well in operating and managing a wholesale distribution company he co-owned for nine years. The company grew an average of 60% a year before being acquired in 2005. Since then, he’s had failures and successe...

Margo White is the No. 1 Expert In Copywriting For Entrepreneurs, and the CEO of Financial Intelligent. 4 years ago, she changed her business direction and went into Copywriting. But not JUST copywriting... There are a lot of great copywriters out there, but no one teaches entrepreneurs how to do their "homework" - develop a strategy, Customer Avatar, narrow down the niche, create a unique approach in communication with their prosp...

Jeff Morrill co-founded Planet Subaru, “your undealership,” in 1998, and built it into one of the most successful privately-held car dealerships in the United States. He later started other businesses in automotive retail, real estate, telecommunications, and insurance that generate over $100,000,000 in annual revenue. His achievements in building profitable and ethical companies have been featured in a variety of national media in...

E.A. Csokolvits is the Founder of Givers University. His humble beginnings were that of the son of a milkman, and at age 16, he started his business career at a commission sales job selling janitorial services to business owners. At the age of 19, E. A. met Sam Robbins, a millionaire business man from Detroit, Michigan who took E. A. under his wing and began to mentor him. His work ethic and focus led him to starting and operating ...

Dennis Morrison has worked in the Film & TV industry for over 30 years, and has created branded content for top brands, including Diesel, L'Oréal and Red Bull. He’s consulted on numerous video projects for small and large companies, helping them develop their video strategy and build their audience. He also teaches filmmaking and storytelling at international film schools, and does workshops for businesses and professionals who wan...

Gina Osborn is a retired FBI Agent and Executive, Army Veteran, International Speaker, Executive Coach and Podcast Host. She specializes in leadership, navigating chaos, crisis and change, international terrorism, cyber crimes, female empowerment and coaching women who work in male dominated workplaces. Having responded to catastrophic terrorist attacks and cyber hacks as an FBI Special Agent, and chasing Cold War spies in the Army...

Matthew Yahes has 20 years experience in Business Strategy, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. After years on the traditional corporate path, in 2009 he was laid off which began his journey to start his first company at the age of 36. It's been an amazing roller coaster ride ever since. As the founder of Extend Your team, a Virtual Assistant company, Matthew helps entrepreneurs and operators of all company sizes grow their business ...

Romina Muhametaj is the founder of Six 7 Radius, a consulting firm that helps companies grow by building one of a kind marketing strategies & sales techniques, and the host of Coffee with Romina (aka RM Podcast FL). She also holds the President Chair for FSCJ-SHRM Student Chapter and recently Romina launched NE FL Negotiation Club. She moved to America at just 17 years old by herself intending to pursue her American Dream, and her ...

Tracy Enos is an endorsed top LinkedIn Advisor and single Mom of 4. In July of 2015, she sustained 3rd-degree burns, a 6-day stint in the burn unit, and 5 surgeries in 9 months. She wrote her first article the following October. It was featured in LinkedIn Pulse and generated five-figures in just two hours of work. With over 21 years of skilled experience, Tracy serves a wide variety of clients, including entrepreneurs, small to mi...

John Molyneux's incredible Sales Samurai journey began in his 20’s when he served at her Majesties pleasure in the British Armed Forces. Even though he was not destined to be a soldier for the rest of his career this experience set the stage for his entrepreneurial path becoming the Sales Samurai. He has used his Martial Arts skills to compliment his Sales career , having achieved black belt in karate along with competing in numero...

Art Bell is a writer and former media executive known for creating, building, and managing successful cable television channels. His memoir, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor was published in September 2020. While working at HBO he pitched the idea of a 24-hour comedy network which he helped develop and launch. Art went on to hold senior executive positions in both programming and marketing at...

Marcia Riner is the CEO of Trajectory Consulting & resides is SoCal. She is a profit & business strategist on a mission to help small business owners to increase their profits & drive their growth using strategic planning. Marcia is a serial entrepreneur because her style of thinking outside of the box just can’t be contained. She left the financial planning world & evolved into a consultant after seeing her planning clients strugg...

Allen Clark is a commercial and advertising photographer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is consistently rated one of the best photographers in the country. His work can be seen on music packaging, magazines, and countless celebrity and Fortune 500 company websites.

He has been published in: The Washington Post, Forbes , The Hindu, Discovery Magazine, People, Shape, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, Mojo, & The Telegraph.

His celebrity...

Catherine Cantey is a tenacious connector and recovering banker. She is a leadership coach helping high potential managers turn into senior leaders. And her sales program, for business to business selling, is creating exceeding results. Catherine is a wife and mom, and cares about closing the broadband gaps in rural communities. Catherine joins the show to share her 3 step process that can get you started to create small wins today...

Jessica Mcilveen is the owner of the Happy Home Movement, and works with families all over the world to bring harmony and connection back into their homes. She began her journey as a Social Worker, which led her to explore the therapeutic benefits of yoga for children with special needs and those impacted by trauma. She now works with parents who want to understand their children based on their epigenetic expression and stage of de...

Kayley Lauren is the founder and CEO of worldwide Social Media and Branding Agency, Lauren Design Co. She started her entrepreneurial journey as a social media influencer by growing her following to 6000 followers on Instagram and over 500,000 viewers on YouTube. She found a way to transform her social platform expertise into a profitable 5-figure business in under 6 months, and she’s worked with over 75 businesses worldwide. Kayle...

Nathan Hirsch is an entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring. Most recently, Nathan co-founded FreeeUp.com in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaled it to $12M per year in revenue, and was then acquired in 2019. Today, Nathan is a co-founder of Outsource School, a company working to educate entrepreneurs on how to effectively hire and scale with virtual assistants through formulas and playbooks. Nathan joins the show to sha...

Rachael Jaye is The Connection Coach. Her belief is that when one of us suffers, we all suffer; yet healing is available when we experience genuine connection with others. As a certified Cuddlist and Connection Specialist, she’s a pro at creating a safe space in her connection sessions, and also offers coaching around cultivating authentic relationships. While her techniques apply universally, Rachael specializes in supporting men’...