Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

Ep #46 - My guest this week is Alexi Neocleous, the CEO and co-founder of Fubbi.co, a company that specializes in the process of 'content hacking.' In today's interview, Alexi explains what 'content hacking' is, how it can tie into a traditional marketing funnel and why content can actually accelerate your sales cycle when used properly. Find out in this episode why content equals conversion. Enjo...

Ep # 45 - This week on the  Beyond 7 Figures Podcast,  I sit down with my wife and former business partner, Heather Gaudet, to discuss what it's like to start a business with your significant other. Heather and I have co-founded companies together and we've made mistakes and learned a ton about what it takes to thrive as a couple in business.   In our interview together, we get into the principles...

Ep # 44 - Jennifer Dawn, one of the premier business coaches with my company, 'Predictable Profits,' joins me on the show this week to discuss her story and philosophy in helping entrepreneurs and business leaders with increasing productivity and boosting profitability. Listen in as Jennifer and I explore the mindsets behind successful businesses and what it takes to build and scale a company.   V...

Ep # 43 - Duran Inci, an internet technology executive with 15+ years experience and the CEO of Optimum 7, joins the show today to talk about how his marketing agency helps ecommerce companies to scale.   Optimum 7 is an internet marketing agency that focuses on helping ecommerce, B2B and internet technology companies to grow their businesses.   Whether you're running an ecommerce company or any b...

Ep #42 - My guest this week is Tom Burden, a former Air Force F-16 weapons mechanic, that went on to create and sell Grypmat, a flexible, non-slip rubber mat he invented to hold tools. Tom raised $700,000 to build his business through Kickstarter and Shark Tank, where one of his backers included Sir Richard Branson. The Grypmat product has gone on to grace the cover of Time Magazine and led Tom to...

Ep #41 - Branson Charles Gaudet, the owner and founder of BCG Perspective , a video marketing specialty company, joins me on the show this week to talk about how young entrepreneurs can break into the business world. As it happens, and you may have already guessed, Branson is my 13 year old son, named after Sir Richard Branson, and I'm proud to feature his entrepreneurial journey on the show.  Bra...

Ep #40 - For this week's episode of the 'Beyond 7 Figures' podcast, I want to share an interview that I did as a guest on Shama Hyder's livestream show where we talk about pivoting in the face of adversity and making lemons out of lemonade. This is a continuation of my conversation with Shama from episode #38 and it's a powerful one. Shama Hyder is a best-selling author and the CEO of Zen Media wh...

Ep #39 - Dan Mastromonaco, a former banker turned serial entrepreneur, joins the show this week for a fascinating interview. Dan is currently the owner of QMAP, a nationwide asset tracking and mapping solution for medical equipment distributors and manufacturers. Throughout his career, Dan has built a terrific reputation and solid track record successfully founding, running and exiting numerous st...

Ep #38 - My guest this week is Shama Hyder, a best-selling author and visionary strategist for the digital age. She's the award-winning CEO of Zen Media, a global marketing and digital PR firm, and is recognized as a well-known web personality. Shama was named the "Zen Master of Marketing" by Entrepreneur Magazine and the "Millennial Master of the Universe" by FastCompany.com. She's also been hono...

Ep 37 - My guest today is Leigh Daniel, an attorney at law, that started her career being celebrated as a "mean" and results-driven lawyer. After serving as a successful divorce attorney for years, she came to a point where she felt personally miserable and knew that something had to change. As a heart-centered entrepreneur, Leigh began to adopt the belief that she could retain her effectiveness a...

Ep 36 - My guest today is Opher Brayer, the founder of the Brayer Group and an expert in scaling businesses and talent development. Opher is a business mentor, coach, teacher, methodologist and creator. His history is intertwined with the history of his native Israel. During his early years, he witnessed holocaust refugees fighting for their survival against the enemies surrounding them. Later on,...

Ep #35 - My guest this week is Neil Gordon, a specialist in helping executives, influencers and thought leaders to become the face of a movement. Neil helps people to develop their messaging and improve communication skills in order to position themselves as experts. With Neil's assistance, he has helped clients land six-figure book advances as well as to secure television appearances on 'Ellen' a...

Ep #34 - Ali Mirza, the president of Rose Garden Consulting and the Chief Revenue Officer of Crisp Video, joins me on the show this week for a candid discussion on optimizing sales processes for scaling businesses. In today's conversation, we talk about strategies and growth techniques to maximize the impact of sales teams.  Ali shares his advice on training sales people including how not to teach...

Ep #33 - Zach Zelner is an accomplished founder of multiple seven+ figure companies, he's a self-proclaimed fast growth enthusiast and he's only 25 years old. Zach dropped out of FSU to start his first company,  Z-Baked , back in 2012 with only $124 to his name. This company was started out of his apartment and provided a cookie delivery service which he successfully scaled to 3 retail locations a...

Ep #32 - Ryan Paugh, the co-founder of the Community Company and best-selling author of the book, " Super Connector ," joins me on the show this week to discuss building business communities. Ryan has been at the forefront of putting together networks of ambitious professionals starting with launching Brazen Technologies and culminating with him co-founding the YEC, Young Entrepreneur Council. Thr...

Ep #31 - My guest this week is John Ruhlin, the founder of The Giftology Group and the best-selling author of the book, "Giftology." John specializes in helping businesses to get attention, increase referrals, and strengthen retention through the act of gift giving. The Giftology Group is a gift logistics company that helps clients like the Chicago Cubs, Wells Fargo, and Caesar's Entertainment, to...

Ep #30 - My guest today is Magnus Simonarson, the President of Consultwebs, a marketing agency that specializes in serving law firms. Magnus worked his way up inside the company for 20 years starting as a programming manager and climbing the ranks to production manager, Vice President, and ultimately President in 2015. In a quote featured on his website, Manus said, "Being with a company that grow...

Ep #29 - My guest today is Mark Colgan, an automation expert and the Chief Revenue Officer for TaskDrive, a company that automates the lead research process for sales development reps and account executives so they can focus more time on building relationships, booking meetings and hitting targets. TaskDrive aims to optimize a business' current sales team without the cost and hassle of hiring more...

Ep #28 - My guest today is Joe Williams, an expert at helping others create a world class impact. Joe is an international speaker, strategic expert and consultant who has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. I first met Joe in his former role as head-trainer and lead speaker for Tony Robbins back when I was a part of Tony's Platinum Partner Program. Joe held that head-traine...

Ep #27 - My guest this week is Ian Blair, the co-founder of BuildFire, a multi-million dollar app development company for iOS and Android. Ian is an entrepreneur, digital marketer, and SAAS developer. With his company BuildFire, he's grown to over 10 million users and the company has developed more than 10,000 apps worldwide. BuildFire is essentially "the Wordpress for mobile apps" which makes bui...

Ep #26 - My guest this week is Dan Golden, the co-founder and President of the digital marketing agency, "Be Found Online" (BFO). Dan is a veteran digital marketing executive, speaker and rock star in his field. He's been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post and Mashable and is a member of the Young Entrepreneur's Council (YEC). His agency, "Be Found Online," has hit the Inc. 5000 list for 6 straig...

Ep #25 - In today's episode, I sit down with Erik Huberman, the CEO of Hawke Media which is the fastest growing marketing consultancy in the entire country. Hawke Media was voted as one of Glassdoor's best places to work and ranked as #893 on the Forbes 5000 list in 2019. Hawke Media earned $14M in revenue in 2018 and projects to do $22M in 2019. During our interview, we discuss what Erik learned...

Ep #24 -My guest today is David Henzel, a serial entrepreneur, who has started several companies and recently exited from one for an 8-figure deal. David founded the company MaxCDN, a content delivery network business, back in 2009. Within about five years, he grew this company to the 5th largest CDN company in the world and soon exited for eight figures. In today's interview, we discuss David's e...

Ep #23 - Chris Yonker, a vision alchemist, executive coach, speaker, and author joins the show today to discuss how he helps entrepreneurs to create clear visions that align their businesses and lives. Chris Yonker is a world-leading expert in Vision creation. He and his team work with companies (big and small) as well as high achievers like executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and celebrities to...

Ep #22 - Chris Brisson, the co-founder of CallLoop and SalesMsg, joins me on the show this week to talk about his experience scaling multiple companies including two SAAS businesses. Chris started his entrepreneurial journey in college selling tires and rims on eBay where he did over $250k in revenue his first year. He grew and sold this company within 3 years and has continued to launch businesse...