BizWiz Podcast

About Bob Campana: Bob Campana is a lifelong entrepreneur whose career spans five decades and industries as varied as construction, real estate, hospitality, and global travel. From building one of California’s top swimming pool companies to creating the award-winning Redwood Café, his ventures reflect a deep belief that business is ultimately about people, purpose, and perseverance. The author of...

About Debra Clary: Dr. Debra Clary is a leadership strategist, curiosity researcher, and author of The Curiosity Curve (Fast Company Press, October 2025). With more than three decades of executive experience at Fortune 50 companies, including Frito-Lay, Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s, and Humana, she now helps leaders harness curiosity as a catalyst for growth, innovation, and engagement. A sought-after...

About W. David Prescott: W. David Prescott is a seasoned geologist and environmental consultant with over 30 years of experience. He has led numerous projects across the U.S., balancing environmental responsibility with economic growth, and is recognized for his work in groundwater protection and contaminated site remediation. Prescott advocates for market-driven solutions to sustainability, combi...

About Eric Degen: Eric Degen is the Principal of Titan Business Development Group, a business coaching, advisory, and exit planning firm based in Flanders, New Jersey. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Licensed Professional Business Coach, and Certified Mastermind Executive Coach. In this episode, Dan and Eric Degen discus...

About George Pesansky: George Pesansky is the President of MyBlendedLearning.com and a seasoned operations performance coach with more than 30 years of experience in continuous improvement, leadership development, and performance optimization. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt and veteran of both the U.S. Army and Fortune 500 organizations, he has trained and coached thousands of professionals in Lean...

About Lamell McMorris: Dr. Lamell McMorris is a visionary leader, author, and advocate for resilience and significance. As the founder and CEO of Phase 2 Consulting, based in Washington, DC, he has redefined strategic advisory services to empower clients in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to make a meaningful impact. With a career spanning government affairs, community advocacy, and bus...

About Mark Ryski: Mark Ryski is the Founder and CEO of HeadCount Corporation, a pioneering firm in store traffic and conversion analytics since 1994. He is a recognized industry authority and the author of three influential books, including Store Traffic Is a Gift and CONVERSION: The Last Great Retail Metric . Mark’s work has shaped how retailers worldwide measure and improve in-store performance,...

About Ken Bruce: Ken Bruce is a two-time Emmy-winning animation director whose career spans iconic projects including Toy Story 3 , Up , Shrek , The Simpsons , Ren and Stimpy , The Fairly OddParents , and Family Guy . A lifelong Walt Disney enthusiast, Ken spent over a decade researching and writing his acclaimed book Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room Before the Birds Sang Words . The book offers...

About Patrick Ungashick: Patrick Ungashick is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and CEO with over 30 years of experience advising business owners and executive teams on leadership, growth, and exit strategy. As the founder of NAVIX Consultants, he has guided hundreds of companies through successful exits, representing more than $2.5 billion in enterprise value. His latest book, A Day for Le...

About David Brady: David L. Brady, President and CEO of C-Tech Associates, is leading a nationwide effort to close the skilled labor gap through practical, hands-on training in fields like Information Technology, Fiber Optics, and Green Energy. Under his leadership, C-Tech partners with schools, correctional facilities, and community organizations to deliver industry-recognized certifications and...

About Meg Crosby: Meg Crosby is Co-Founder and Principal of PeopleCap Advisors, where she helps high-growth companies and private equity firms scale through strong leadership and people strategy. Formerly with Google’s HR M&A team, she led integration for 35+ acquisitions globally. Meg is a strategic advisor to CEOs, a board member across corporate and nonprofit sectors, and co-author of Runni...

About Rob Levine: Rob Levine is a nationally recognized attorney and founder of Rob Levine Law, known for his fierce advocacy in personal injury, social security disability, and veterans’ disability cases. As “The Heavy Hitter®,” he’s built a reputation for delivering results and empowering clients across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and beyond. Rob also leads Rob Levine Legal Solutio...

About Kim Faircloth: Kim Faircloth is a conflict resolution expert with over 30 years of experience in mediation, leadership development, and executive coaching. She owns Integrated Conflict Solutions, LLC, helping organizations manage disputes and improve employee engagement. As a senior principal trainer at the Mediation Training Institute, she applies her doctoral expertise in conflict and medi...

About Jon Sneider: Jon Sneider is the founder and president of Wild Gravity, a multi-award-winning creative production agency disrupting the advertising industry. A veteran marketing executive, Sneider has led global campaigns for brands like L.L.Bean, Windows, and Redfin, where he experienced firsthand the inefficiencies of traditional agencies. Determined to create a faster, more cost-effective...

About Hilary Swan: Hilary Swan, founder of Rebel Scout Consulting, has spent 16 years working for global sales organizations and has carried the bag, launched new products, led sales teams, and simply knows what good looks like and how to get you there. Every step of the way Hilary has had a burning to feed her entrepreneurial spirit and coveted passion to develop people to win but didn’t quit dia...

About Patrick Dubois: With over 30 years of experience in sales, leadership, and business strategy, Patrick Dubois helps both individuals and companies identify their unique strengths, boosting self-awareness, productivity, and confidence. As the founder of Sales Growth Today, he specializes in optimizing sales strategies with a 3-step plan that is quantifiable, actionable, and achievable. By focu...

About Brooke Kruger: Brooke Kruger, founder of KC Partners, has 20+ years of experience in executive recruiting, public relations, and communications. She spent over six years at top San Francisco PR firms before pivoting into communications search in 2005. Brooke founded KC Partners in 2009, which places top communications candidates with early-stage companies, corporations, VC firms, and PR agen...

About Chris Murphy: Chris Murphy has been in sales leadership roles for SaaS companies for 25+ years, including several VC-backed start-ups and more recently, PE-owned portfolio companies. He has built and scaled sales teams across a variety of business applications as well as technical platform software vendors. Now as part of the Sales Xceleration network of Advisors, he helps small to mid-sized...

Welcome to Biz Wiz, a podcast where host Dan Hollis connects listeners with some of the most inspiring leaders and influencers in business today. Drawing on his own experiences in sales, radio, and media, Dan brings in entrepreneurs, sales experts, and industry visionaries to share their unique paths to success. Each episode is packed with stories, practical wisdom, and strategies to inspire great...

Andrew Thorp King is the author of FAILURE RULES!: The 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Authentics. He is an executive fintech banker, spy novelist, speaker, punk rocker, podcaster, ex-bodybuilder, cigar lover, and serial entrepreneur. He founded two independent record labels—Thorp Records and Sailor’s Grave Records—and has invested in many spaces, including online lending, fitn...

Jolié is a life and business coach with over a decade of experience. She’s great. Really great. Funny too.      Questions You'll Hear Today:   Can you start by telling our listeners a bit about yourself and your journey into becoming a life coach? What inspired you to pursue this career? Life coaching is a term that's become quite popular recently, but it means different things...

Today You Will:  Gain insights from Alix Sandler's background and experiences to inspire your own journey in media and entrepreneurship. Discover how Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital and Research Center is making a positive impact on the lives of children, and how you can contribute to their mission. Explore how media and entrepreneurship can influence and shape a successful podcast that r...

Garret Orr is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster and Business Advisor. As the Founder of Generation Optics and AddeyPro, and over 20 years in corporate partnering with organizations such as FranklinCovey, major Universities and helping entrepreneurial ventures like TurnKey Podcast and QCL Incubator. Through these companies he has generated $400M+ in sales for his clients. Garret is the new h...

Mark M. Hanna grew up in Inglewood, California adjacent to Hollywood Park horse track. This is where his love of horses began and he pursued his passion to become an Arabian horse breeder and imported horses from Europe. His compassion and spiritual bond with horses led him to become “The Horse Listener.” Hanna shares his life story in The Horse Listener , an international best-selling book and th...

Bruce Glenn is a real estate appraiser, who has successfully been flipping houses part-time for over 30 years. During this time he has flipped over 150 homes. His company name is Flippin Bruce and he teaches classes on flipping houses and launched "Flippin Bruce," a membership website that brings his knowledge to the national market.  Glenn is also the author of First Flip: 30 Years of Secrets So...