Anything But Typical

How do you balance running a profitable business and impacting the world? Enter Liz Ward. Liz is the founder of Give Impact- an advisory services firm focused on affordable housing and upward mobility solutions. Companies have capital or resources and a desire to impact their communities. But nobody was out there to support or help them put those resources to good use. Liz and her team help busine...

Torrey Wood, Founder & CEO of M&A Financing Services, finishes the podcast talking about making it easy to prioritize what's most important in your life. Whether it's family and faith in Torrey's case, or whatever it may be for you, prioritization is a key theme in this episode. Torrey learned early on in his career not to listen to other people. He believed in his vision and set out to achieve it...

Greg Artzt grew up around entrepreneurs. So it will come as no surprise to hear that early in his career, Greg left being a trader at a hedge fund to start his own business. After the Sandy Hook school shooting, Greg and the other founders of PunchAlert came together to create a solution that would save lives during active shootings and other emergencies.  In this episode, Greg talks about the evo...

Joe Farrell has owned Quality Data Systems, a cash automation company, for over 39 years. Now Sean is CEO. In our conversation, we discuss the dynamics of Sean coming into the business after playing professional baseball. Joe shares his background and how QDS was founded. Sean talks about the awkward size of a company with 85 employees that's leaving the small business arena and moving up to a med...

Roddey Player worked in his father's business as a kid. As a young professional, he moved into the business full time. Roddey then proceeded to work up the company, before taking over as CEO 14 years ago. In this episode, Player shares the insight of growing up in a family business.  Today, Queen City Audio Video & Appliances is a flourishing retail business. We dive into the difficulties and evol...

Andy Hilliard, CEO at Accelerance, was in a banking career that was draining his energy. On a cross country skiing trip, Hilliard decided to leave banking to join the Peace Corps. It was in there Peace Corps where he saw first hand how different cultures achieve happiness, as well as business development mistakes and opportunities he could apply to his future. Today, Hilliard runs a global organiz...

Mike Reimels, owner of Reimels, Miller, Pattera Dentristy, may be one of the most efficient guests we've had on the Anything But Typical Podcast. In this episode, Mike lays out what his day looks like. He minimizes travel time and said "time in the car is wasted". He only does meetings if they are absolutely necessary, and then it needs to be somebody coming to him or via Zoom. Reimels goes well b...

"You've got to show up in a chicken costume at their front door if you want them to notice you." That was Andy Pfeiffer's sentiment when talking about all of the distractions and things that are vying for our attention today. Andy, Founder and Principal of Arthur Elliott Marketing Group, approaches marketing and branding with his clients in a manner that gets to the root of how you want to be know...

David Redding's sophomore year of college he had to figure out how to pay for school. On the table was a flyer about ROTC that his roommate received. David joined the Army, and later the Green Beret. In this episode, Redding shares his lessons and experiences from his military days. "Take the blame, pass the praise." This was his most important lesson learned. Redding also created F3- Fitness, Fel...

Jason Tuttle had commercial real estate in his blood. Working for his father in the industry, Jason built up his knowledge and understanding. During the Great Recession, Tuttle's resiliency was tested. Yet, he came out the other side stronger than ever and prepared to build and grow his own firm. In this episode, Jason shares some of the things he looks for when investing in commercial real estate...

Jennifer Guthrie, Founder and CEO of In-Flight Crew Connections, knew she wanted to be a business owner at 16. After trying her hand in multiple industries, she founded In-Flight.  Jennifer shares with us how she got the business started and evolved from a regional corporate flight attendant service. We go into Jennifer's growth mindset and how she goes about thinking big. We discuss how they hand...

Mike Estramonte started his first business at 14 when he and a buddy began painting barns in Upstate New York. Estramonte become a chiropractor and went into business. Today, Dr. Estramonte is the CEO of Starmount Healthcare, a healthcare management company supporting practices with services such as human resources, recruiting, accounting, and more. In this episode, we talk about how Estramonte to...

Omar Jorge was born into a family of entrepreneurs with Dominican Republic roots who owned supermarkets in New York. He started actively working in the grocery stores in his early teens. He seemed destined to be in the family business. But as he grew older, he thought the way he could best serve the family business & his community would be through law. So, he left the supermarket business at age 2...

Bethany Miller grew up around entrepreneurship. When she saw her father go through battles such as embezzlement and bankruptcy, she chose a safer path. But her passion for doing good for people shined the light on how she could run a business better than what her clients in the home care industry were currently getting. Today, she owns and runs Aroga Home Care Services. Bethany is the epitome of s...

Think big, dream big, be big. That is today’s guest’s motto. Many people go around life and can point out flaws or inequities. Few do something about it. Christopher Dennis is the Principal of E-Fix Development and E-Fix Housing Solutions. He’s also the Founder of the nonprofit Community Dream Builders. Dennis has been a long time community leader in revitalizing what used to be one of the most da...

Brent Hulderman is the owner of Absolute Recovery and Pitbull Keys. But before Brent was in the repossession business, he was in the mortgage industry. And Brent experienced the brunt of the financial recession. You're faced with a crossroads in your life. How do you handle it? Brent was proactive and: Did some research on a recession-resistant industry (like vehicle repossession) Found someone wh...

After years of working for other CPAs, Matt Andersen chose to run his own CPA firm. He set out to create a lifestyle business where he could still enjoy things like time with his family and mountain biking. What transpired was very different. Years of stress passed by before Matt realized he was running a growth business; not a lifestyle company.  Andersen made strategic moves, including getting r...

Brian Koch is a disruptor of ideas. His goal is to help you rethink things in your life. That could be fishing, work life balance, or anything else that is important in your life. Brian does this through how he leads his life. Brian has been around hunting most of his life. In an experience he discusses during this episode, Brian grew a passion around educating others on hunting, specifically bird...

Russell Huntley chose to leave the family business to create his own. That decision has led to multiple companies: Caliber Construction, East Coast, Straightline Pumping, and Caliber Associates. Huntley has built his brands on the foundation of the highest quality work. But Russell Huntley's path from starting his first business to today is riddled with great successes and impossible difficulties....

Mary Dawn & Joe Hewitt grew close hang gliding during their early dating years. They've been experiencing high flying success ever since. Both Mary Dawn and Joe had successful careers in corporate America. Joe broke out and got into entrepreneurship first, while Mary Dawn was the COO for a global corporation. They've since come together to create a company together. Groupeasy is a tech platform so...

Tanner Fritz and his partners each brought their unique backgrounds together to create Anduin, an artificial intelligence for billing. Started in the middle of the COVID lockdown in the United States, it was time for Tanner to change from employee to entrepreneur. In this conversation, Tanner discusses how his career in college basketball at Florida Gulf Coast has carried into running a startup. H...

Casey Catoe knew it was time for him to stop working for others and create his own business. Nicole took the $700 worth of coins they collected in their 5 gallon water jug to the bank and opened a business account. They mapped out all of their finances and bills to give them the runway they needed for the company to succeed. From this, Carolina Civil was born. Today they husband/wife duo run an ex...

Kim & Erika came together to take over Crossfit Huntersville from different backgrounds. But they shared a vision of creating a community to people to become healthier versions of themselves. They shared the vision of positively impacting their communities. They shared the vision of building a holistic health and fitness experience. Despite neither owning a business prior, Kim and Erika doubled re...

When Jimmy Molina came to the United States for college from Colombia, he was only able to work on campus since he was an international student. Jimmy takes us through his journey of having to get different internships and multiple Master's degrees simply to stay in the United States while trying to get residency.  Jimmy grew up in Colombia without disposable income. There were many days when he h...

Dianna Bock and Destiny Wellenreiter met competing for the same coaching job. But they came together on a chance run-in at Trader Joe's. Each had a vision to offer an experience in the fitness world that didn't currently exist. Together, they have manifested that vision into Hustle House Fitness. Learn in this episode of how they differentiated themselves in a crowded industry. How they navigated...