Disruptive Successor Podcast

In this holiday episode of The Disruptive Successor Show , we sit back and recall some of the most impactful moments with our esteemed guests. You’ll hear the best of the best insights, lessons, and strategies from disruptive successors from all industries and levels of growth:  Bill Yoh - Chairman of the Yoh Group and Co-Owner of Day and Zimmerman Jeff Jappa - CEO and President of JMC Wood Manufa...

In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan speaks with Phil Johnson, Founder of Master of Business Leadership Inc. Emotional intelligence is the ability to feel the fear and anxiety that changing innovation triggers in us and move through it towards what it is we're trying to achieve , as opposed to allowing that fear and anxiety to keep us trapped in our comfort zones. This defini...

In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan speaks with Bill Yoh, Chairman of the Yoh Group and Co-Owner of Day, and Zimmerman, a 45-thousand-employee, century-old business. He is a third-generation owner and the youngest of 5 siblings and has a personal view of the human dynamics behind large, multigeneration family businesses. He regularly writes about leadership, relationships, a...

In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan speaks with Jeffrey Jappa, the CEO and President of JMC Wood Manufacturing (formerly Jappa Construction Company). Jeffrey's father started Jappa Construction in 1972. His father, being a handyman by trade, decided to enter industrial manufacturing.  At the time his father started the business, Jeffrey was only twelve years old. His father...

In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan speaks with lifelong entrepreneur Raine Mahdi, the Founder of Zipfox.com, as he shares his early exposure to entrepreneurship through the lessons of his parents, particularly his mother. Raine grew up in San Diego, where his father's brother was managing Muhammad Ali's business. His mother, on the other hand, took a journey to the United S...

In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show , Jonathan has an insightful conversation with Simon Severino, the business strategy advisor behind the Strategy Sprint Method. This method teaches you how to double revenue in 90 days and is his way of creating a primary series that helps digital businesses. In this conversation, Simon discusses the top 3 CEO habits for rapid growth: daily habit, w...

Contrary to what we might observe, it's not always clear that there's conflict in the workplace. We might witness a scene when things fall apart but there are many factors before then that can be addressed to actually stop that conflict from happening!  In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show , Jonathan has an insightful conversation with Liz Kislik, President of Liz Kislik Associates, on...

DISRUPTION IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT MAKING CHANGES WITHIN, IT’S ALSO ABOUT DISRUPTING YOUR ENTIRE PATH COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THE TRADITION In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan welcomes Avi Arya, a former hotelier and now businessman who found success in breaking away from the family business and taking his own path at the dawn of the internet age. Join them and tune in to learn abo...

SOMETHING NEW IS ABOUT TO DISRUPT THE SYSTEM In this episode of The Disruptive Successor Show, Jonathan goes solo as he is about to bring us exciting news. Jonathan introduces us to new tools that can disrupt your business and push you to growth. Tune in as Jonathan calls out to family businesses and disruptive entrepreneurs to join him on the show and share their best practices and innovative way...

IT WAS TRULY A SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER .  From transitions to doing good, to mindset, to leadership, we will deliver you the best moments of our guests for September 2022. Tune in and learn more from the great minds of Laurie Barkman, Bessi Graham, Tony Child, and Don Schmincke, only here, in the latest episode of The Disruptive Successor Show.   DISRUPTIVE HIGHLIGHTS Business Transition Advisory Di...

IT’S NOT THE JOB THAT PEOPLE QUIT FROM, IT’S EITHER BAD LEADERS OR BAD CULTURE. In this episode of The Disruptive Successor show , Jonathan welcomes Arno Koch, CEO, and Founder of Imagine Evolution LLC , and they will be discussing the importance of having healthy interpersonal relationships at work. Arno will be sharing his experiences and how his company helps leaders and other companies build a...

Becoming Samurai, and How To Slay Dragons. As weird as it sounds these are actually management course titles, it is fascinating to learn, these are actual and real projects and not just myths. Join Jonathan today as he welcomes Don Schmincke, a Strategic Growth Advisor, Author, and Keynote Speaker, as he shares his experiences and how to bust myths about leadership.   HIGHLIGHTS Introducing Don Sc...

How does gratitude relate to your success? This is an interesting question, which will be answered by Tony Child, Founder, and Owner of Elevated Worldwide, which will share the light with us to have the right mindset in achieving success. Join Jonathan and Tony and learn more in this latest episode of The Disruptive Successor show. HIGHLIGHTS Introducing Tony Child What's the sense of gratitude Co...

DO WELL AND DO GOOD ALTOGETHER. Many people are not too convinced that doing good for others while doing well in your own personal life can go together. In this episode, Jonathan welcomes Bessi Graham, a coach, podcaster, and co-founder of Benefit Capital. Bessi will give us new light on this matter and will be sharing her own experiences on this discovery, only here in the latest episode of The D...

Sometimes, what’s difficult in moving on is not about whether you do it or not, it’s about how you will do it and with whom you are doing it. In this episode of The Disruptive Successor show, Jonathan welcomes Laurie Barkman, CEO, and Founder of SmallDotBig, who works to help business owners add value to their businesses and successions. Laurie will be sharing her story and advice to business owne...

SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO BUSY BUILDING WEALTH WHILE THEY SACRIFICE THEIR HEALTH. Are you fit enough to work on your business? Luke DePron, the host and founder of Live Great Lifestyle is with Jonathan to discuss the ins and outs of getting fit and healthy for a more productive and positive way of running a business. Tune in and learn more about how you can achieve a fit and healthy body while achieving...

Hosting a party is the easiest way to gather and get connections. This is the highlight of Nick Gray’s non-traditional book called “The 2-Hour Cocktail Party” where you learn how to party with rules and start new relationships that could potentially lead to business. Nick is the founder of Museum Hack and worked closely with his parents in Flight Display Systems, where he had his first taste of ru...

FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL. Very common words that are said by many but not applied so often by people, especially with matters of succession and exits. In this episode of The Disruptive Successor podcast, Jonathan welcomes Phelps Wood, a Family Business Advisor and Founder of Tres Across. Phelps will be talking about the importance of Succession Planning or Exit Planning through a case s...

Why spend your time fixing weaknesses when there are strengths that you can build on?  Jonathan welcomes Brandon Miller, Co-Founder, and CEO of 34 Strong, a company dedicated to help organizations elevate to be one of the best places to work. Brandon will be sharing how he uses assessments on his own kids and cite them as examples in his discussions, and discover what StrengthsFinder is, and what...

As a Business Development Strategist, Madelyn Dunlap focuses on company growth and how to proceed with the growing process properly. Jonathan Goldhill welcomes Madelyn in this latest episode of The Disruptive Successor, as they talk about the 7 stages of growth and many more. HIGHLIGHTS Introducing Madelyn Dunlap Fascination with data in business Madelyn's 7 stages of growth Through flood zones an...

Most of us know only a few women in the military, and it’s even harder to find one who shifted to being an entrepreneur. Karla Dembik is one example of a strong woman from the military who founded her own business, Phoenix Payment Processing. Tune in today as Jonathan Goldhill interviews Karla and let’s all learn together about her amazing story. HIGHLIGHTS Introducing Karla Dembik Karla's early f...

Like any other field of vision, business financial aspects still have blind spots, and these are the things that Barry Rutten aims to solve. Barry is a partner and co-founder of Wealth Defense Financial Advisors, which provides financial planning, investment advisory, and wealth management services to individuals, families, business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs. Tune in and learn more abo...

From a simple carwash that he bought from his father with his college savings and money from selling his car, Bobby Marchenese has turned this family business into a 6-site 70-employee operation. Bobby’s original plan was simple, go to wall street and get busy with finance, but something held him back, and what is it? Find out more about it by tuning in to Bobby and Jonathan Goldhill in this lates...

Be a part of the league of Modern Gentlemen by tuning in to the epic life story of Alex Ramirez. Alex is a 45-year-old wisdom-fed, purpose-driven gentleman stuffed in a 21-year-old’s body. He leads a movement for men’s mastery of self and mindset by learning the 4 levels of freedom.  HIGHLIGHTS Alex's epic backstory The 4 Levels of Freedom Diving in the same cycle The miracle that broke the cycle...

THIS EPISODE IS LEGENDARY! Too many to list down, but that’s how we would describe the amount of value that Tommy Breedlove brings to the show, as he joins Jonathan Goldhill in another exciting episode of The Disruptive Successor show. Stay tuned as Tommy shares his life story, what events led to writing his book, how he worked on himself, and the cool change that set the motion for his legendary...