Anvil & Iron

“Today I’m joined by Izabel Stapleton, President of Sonora BPO, to talk about Outsourcing and AI. Webinar CTA Izabel and her Co-Founder Seth are hosting a webinar this week presenting a Time Audit Workshop on "Where your hours are going and How to get them BACK" Register here: https://events.sonorabpo.com/webinar-register Connect & Follow Izabel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izabels...

Insightful Conversation with Jonathan Buckley - Enterprise Tech Strategist, Former CMO & VPM of Tech Companies Both Public and Private, Principal Consultant at The Artesian Network, Fractional CMO & CEO.

Nicole Rodriguez has spent 26 years building something her former boss told her would never exist: a PR firm where blasting 200 media contacts is forbidden, and sending 20 thoughtful emails that build real relationships is the only way forward. As founder and CEO of NRPR Group, Nicole took a contrarian stance that's kept her team intact for an average of seven years in an industry notorious for bu...

Josh Cates didn't just survive 20 years in marketing—he thrived by making a contrarian choice that most agencies won't: prioritizing quality over explosive growth. As founder and CEO of Market Like a Hero, Josh grew his business 2.5x in the final stretch of his 20th year by niching down hard into home services (HVAC, plumbing, electrical) and building a team of former eight-figure operators who kn...

Credit card programs that take 18-24 months to launch. Deals that die on the vine. Banks that can't see what their fintech partners are actually doing. Steve Nigri and Walt Hoffmann looked at the broken Banking as a Service 1.0 model and said, "we can do this better." As co-founders of NXTMOVES, they're building a multi-bank card issuing platform that solves the fundamental problem plaguing the in...

Jon Stafford spent 20 years putting hundreds of thousands of internal combustion vehicles on the road – now he's on a mission to take them all off. As SVP of North American Sales for Zeti, Jon is building the " Match.com of fleet finance," connecting operators seeking capital for electric trucks, hydrogen vehicles, and energy infrastructure with a network of 50 lenders who have specific appetites...

Robert Kazmi doesn't just challenge the 80-20 rule – he's completely rewritten it using principles from physics, economics, and AI automation. As CRO of Koombia, an AI-powered development company spread across 17 countries, Robert has achieved close rates between 30-40% by transforming sales from "selling" to "problem solving" through his revolutionary "get found" methodology. In this wide-ranging...

Dave Mayo doesn't mince words: American banking is dying by a thousand cuts, and most bankers are sleepwalking through their own extinction. From 12,000 banks to under 4,500, the math is brutal – and Dave's on a mission to wake up community bankers before they become footnotes in financial history. This fifth-generation rancher turned FinTech cowboy has built the industry's most comprehensive bank...

Cole Harmonson didn't just leave banking to start a factoring company – he's revolutionizing how the industry works. After selling his first company, Far West Capital, Cole partnered with legendary credit expert Deborah Zucconi to launch Dare Capital with a radical approach: instead of hiring salespeople, they create entrepreneurs through 50-50 partnerships. In this episode, Cole breaks down why f...