Business Ninjas by WeLevel

Join our resident Business Ninja Kelsey and Jeff and Angela White, owners of Holmberg Mechanical. In this episode, Jeff and Angela shares the interesting history of the company, and gives a rundown of Holmberg Mechanical’s services. Holmberg Mechanical is a high-tech, full-service mechanical and engineering contractor located in Bellevue, Washington. The people at Holmberg Mechanical are united an...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Kelsey speaks with Paul Daniels Jr., Founder of Peripheral Thinkers. Listen as Paul talks about how Peripheral Thinkers helps solve the biggest challenge for successful companies—conventional wisdom and industry best practices. Peripheral Thinkers is a private collaborative where business leaders from all industries explore, learn, and help transform id...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Matt speaks with Adam Levin, CEO at Information Experts. Adam shares a little bit about how he got started in marketing, as well as Information Expert’s main goal—helping companies communicate their “why”.  Information Experts is a strategic-minded and tactically-skilled full-service marketing communication agency. They are driven, thoughtful, and inten...

Join our resident Business Ninja Kelsey and Merry Korn, founder and CEO at Pearl Interactive Network. In this episode, Merry talks about giving hiring priority to people with barriers to work, and creating profit through a social enterprise. Pearl Interactive Network, Inc. is a HUBZone-certified, woman-owned small business providing multichannel contact center services for federal and state govern...

Join Andrew, our resident Business Ninja as he speaks with Peter Ellefson, CEO and owner of EPL Financial Group. In this episode, Peter provides insight on what differentiates EPL Financial Group from other wealth management services. EPL Financial Services is a fully integrated wealth management firm focused on taking a complete look at a client’s financial picture. They are an independent firm t...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Andrew speaks to Nick Hepner, Technical Partner of Northstudio, about helping businesses create fully fledged web and mobile solutions that help them achieve their business goals. North Studio is a global leader in cutting-edge web Drupal development and design. They excel at building custom digital solutions that captivate and convert. Since 1998 they...

Join our resident Business Ninja Kelsey and Brian Esposito, CEO and Founder of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises. In this episode, Brian shares the secret sauce in building a successful business. With over 20 years of hard work in developing incredible connections, contacts, relationships, and partnerships, EIE has a quick, economic, efficient, and realistic approach to creating opportunities and...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Andrew speaks to Craig Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of CyberHoot, about the importance of cybersecurity and of keeping your business secure. CyberHoot is a security awareness training platform that provides all the tools needed to keep yourself, your business, and your customers secured. The platform’s features include Security Awareness Training, Traditi...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Andrew shares an insightful conversation with Ryan Hernandez, Director of Digital Marketing at Goldstone Financial. Goldstone Financial Group’s experienced team of professionals will help ensure you receive top-tier service with a plan tailored to your retirement goals. Their team works diligently to help you feel confident knowing their plan will not o...

Howard Geller, Regional Theory Instructor at FleetForce Truck Driving School. Howard talks about FleetForce’s vision of empowering drivers and building communities, and how they  leverage existing partnerships to utilize space. He also gives insights about the current state of the trucking industry. FleetForce is the fastest growing CDL school in America. Their mission? To empower drivers, strengt...

Join Max, one of our resident Business Ninjas, speak with Ephraim Ebstein, CEO and Co-Founder of FIT Solutions. In this episode, Ephraim talks about the importance of finding the right motivation when it comes to starting a business. FIT Solutions is a leading provider of IT services and solutions. They specialize in Managed IT, Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Cloud Services, IT Projects, and Health...

Join our resident Business Ninja, Max, as he speaks with Doug Constantiner and Jonas Wilby, Societe Brewing’s CEO and VP of Sales, respectively. In this episode, Doug and Jonas talks about finding huge success by starting small, and how their love for craft beer lead them to create one of the top breweries in San Diego. Societe was founded in 2012 on the idea that beer is the world’s greatest soci...

In this episode, Andrew, our resident Business Ninja, speaks with Scott Tidmore, Marketing, Communications and PR Manager at the Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon. MHAAO is a peer-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes self-directed recovery and wellness for all by offering recovery peer services, training, and technical assistance. MHAAO also provides training service...

Join Max, one of our resident Business Ninjas, and Ryan Austin, CEO and Founder of Cognota as they talk about what lead to the development of LearnOps—the first OS between learning and development teams. Cognota is the first and only LearnOps® platform for corporate Learning and Development teams. Their award-winning software streamlines L&D processes such as training intake, project and capac...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Andrew speaks with Rob Burke, Chief Marketing Officer, who talks about how nonprofits can achieve effortless donor management with DonorDock. DonorDock is designed to help nonprofits save time, build stronger donor relationships, and raise more funds. By simplifying the data you interact with every day and providing a modern, efficient design that makes...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Kelsey speaks with Robert Flynn, CEO and Co-Founder of Aggregage. Learn about the story behind the company’s name, and what really differentiates them from their competition. Started and run by an experienced and successful group of digital media entrepreneurs, Aggregage is re-imagining and building out the next generation of business media in a way tha...

Join Kelsey, one of our resident Business Ninjas, and Tom Sliker, founder and owner of Broadstreet. Net. In this episode, Tom talks about developing meaningful web content, as well as the importance of building long-term relationships with clients. Broadstreet.net is a digital marketing and technology company founded in 2012, based in Camden, South Carolina, and serving clients throughout the Caro...

Resident Business Ninja Kelsey speaks with Oriya Pollak and Rachel Kiner, founding team of Karma Coin. In this episode, Oriya and Rachel share the story behind Karma Coin’s inception, and their mission of building meaningful communities through crypto. Karma Coin is an easy-to-use cryptocurrency and app designed for appreciation, tipping and communities. Karma Coin’s mission? To create a global to...

Join our resident Business Ninja Andrew, as he speaks with Rick Hall, CEO of Coginiti. In this episode, Rick gives a little background about himself and how he started Coginiti. He also elaborates on how Cogniti is reshaping modern analytics with collaborative intelligence. Coginiti has made it their mission to reinvent the process of analytics. They create tools which an analytics team can use th...

In this episode, Kelsey, one of our resident Business Ninjas, interviews Chris Deco, CEO and Co-Founder of Targetings. Listen as Chris talks about creating automated social media campaigns, the importance of collaboration between communities, and providing small businesses with content strategy solutions. Targetings is a one-of-a-kind efficiency platform that allows companies to reinvent their con...

In this episode, our resident Business Ninja Kelsey speaks with Kiandra Florence, Content Director at the Center for Case Management. Watch as Kiandra shares wonderful insights about why data matters in case management, the importance of providing sustainable and solution-centric outcomes to organizations that reach out. Since their founding in 1986, The Center for Case Management has been the ind...

Join Max, our resident Business Ninja, and Aaron Thompson, Chief Revenue Officer at SuccessCOACHING as they talk about how customer success management can help in reducing client churn. SuccessCOACHING helps CSMs and Customer Success teams to not only know the best practices that drive Customer Success, but also how to apply them to resolve the real, everyday challenges Customer Success profession...

Join Max, one of our resident Business Ninjas, and Paula Bevacqua, Director of Customer Success at Giftogram. Paula speaks about what makes Giftogram unique, the importance of content marketing, and the benefits of providing human touch when connecting with customers.  Reward, motivate, and delight your business relationships with customizable gift cards good for hundreds of retailers. With the ab...

Join Max, our resident Business Ninja, as he shares an insightful conversation with Andrew Potkewitz, VP of Marketing and Partnerships at Fulcrum Digital. In this episode, Andrew shares his thoughts on the role of automation in digital transformation, and how Fulcrum Digital helps their clients maximize their digital exposure. Fulcrum Digital is a leading platform and digital solution engineering...

Join Kelsey, one of our Business Ninjas, as she speaks with Meg Garavaglia, President and Founder of Woven Legal. In this episode, Meg shares the company’s history, and providing fractional legal staffing solutions to professionals who need them. Woven Legal provides a stable, sustainable work environment for Virtual Legal Professionals resulting in unmatched productivity and delighted clients. Ev...