Entrepreneur Weekly

Brian Calle - CEO and Publisher of L.A. Weekly the Village Voice, Irvine Weekly and the Bay Area Marina Times, joins Alan as they talk about how over 200 newspaper companies have shut down in 2020 as they try to figure out how to pivot from having print only, while magazines like Entrepreneur is still one of the few still in physical print and thriving.  They continue onto discuss how different me...

In this weeks Entrepreneur, Alan is joined by Ruth King – President of Business Ventures Corp. and author of Profit or Wealth.  They talk about ways to show your clients and customers a bit of gratitude and appreciation.  From a little handwritten card to say hello or to ask how they are doing to a coupon for a free entrée on their next return if they come on their birthday or bring a friend.  Rut...

Once upon a time... in a land far way, the prince slayed dragon the end!  If life were only that simple and straight to a successful end.  Into today's chapter of Entrepreneur, Alan is visited by Kristina McCoobery, Co-Founder and COO of INVNT, and Co-Author of, Challenge Everything:  The Battle Cry That Blew Sh*t Up and INVNTd  Live Brand Storytelling.  Kristina shares how she chose to start her...

 David Meltzer - Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur joins Alan as they talk about how they are usually together right now in Las Vegas for CES. David says his show Elevator Pitch, which is going on it's 6th Season, can teach you the critical skill of how to properly pitch something.  He says we all need to figure out what our frequency is for people who like our bus...

Alan is visited by Cynthia Spraggs - The CEO and Founder of Virtira.  Cynthia talks about how early on she knew that she didn’t want to work a regular job. She says that in order to be able to work effectively virtually you really have to be able to communicate well.  Some companies are doing a hybrid of working from home and the office. There are a lot of offices recently available because of com...

Alan is joined by Aaron Hageman - CEO of Delivery Drivers, Inc. DDI is a third-party HR firm specializing in the last-mile and gig-economy. Everything from food and groceries, to auto parts and medical-courier products. Aaron says that they are in a great spot in the market to help support companies as they need to pivot. He goes on to talk about working remotely and how having faith in his team w...

Alan is accompanied by Christian Schauf - Founder and CEO of Uncharted Supply Co - and they talk about how 17% of all small businesses in America are closed for good, because of the pandemic. Alan is seeing survival prepping meals at multiple stores right now, because people want to be prepared for a worse case scenario. Christian goes onto talk about how when he moved from Wisconsin to California...

Monica Lewis - Director of Product Management at LinkedIn joins Alan as they talk about the very high unemployment rates around the world right now because of coronavirus. LinkedIn did a survey and 84% of those surveyed said that they feel there is stigma around being unemployed and ⅔ of them think that stigma is impacting them getting hired to a new job. They talk about how LinkedIn is a great so...

Alan has a visit with Craig Greiwe - Craig says that social media is really just an advertising platform and is bad for you, so just delete it. You think you are on there to reconnect with an old friend or family member, but the site is just using them to be able to show you advertisements. They talk about how ads used to be high quality, generalized ads, but now they are using shock trooper tacti...

Alan speaks with Brian Chung and Bryan Ye-Chung - Co-founders of Alabaster Co. have taken the Bible, separated it by books and added some beautiful artwork to the pages. They talk about how they made a Kickstarter and made over $60,000.00.  They say as their business grows, they are able to produce the books faster. All 3speak on how the new colorful Bible is a great way to get younger people inte...

Join Alan as he catches up with Joe Jackman - Founder and CEO of Jackman, author of The Reinventionist Mindset. They talk about how the world is changing faster than ever before and some companies aren’t able to make changes to keep up.  Joe says companies need to be able to reinvent themselves if needed, but this doesn’t mean start from scratch. Change is hard but irrelevance is a lot harder. Joe...

Alan is joined by Ruth King- President of Business Ventures Corp, and they discuss how owners are afraid of firing employees whom work hard but have bad attitudes.  Finding replacements and having the fear of the unknown take a toll on owners.  To find an employee who will work as hard as a business, don't hold your breath.  Alan can relate and shares a tid bit of his experience in dealing with an...

Join Alan as he talks with Alana Kessler - MS, RDN E-RYT, Founder of Be Well by Alana Kessler, about a new disorder called election stress disorder and that combined with the stress from the coronavirus people are at an all time high and that having a meditative mindest all day is more effective than meditating for just 30 minutes a day. Alana talks about turning towards stress and confronting it...

Join Alan as he talks with Jessica Burlingame, Founder and Principal of Agon Advisors, innovators in dynamic talent development, about how she wanted to bring that spirit of gathering and of competition into her business and work. She works with people to pay attention to what is happening with their bodies while in the workplace, such as where your breath is coming from, what your pulse is doing,...

Join us as we talk to Ruth King, President of Business Ventures Corporation and author of Profit or Wealth. She and Alan talk about building your customer base, how customer loyalty programs are a great way to get recurring customers and how to build wealth ain small and easy ways. Ruth them tells us about her podcast called Contractor Cents which offers 20 minute episodes by topic and a free test...

Paul Venables, Founder and Chairman of Venebles Bell + Partners talks with Alan about extrinsic versus intrinsic values over vision and what that means. They then talk about the importance of having integrity and tell the truth even if it might make your clients upset rather than just agreeing with everything your client says. They finish their conversation discussing Paul’s nonprofit organization...

Need to raise capital amid a global pandemic? In this episode we chat with Randy Garn about six habits that can make or break your success in crisis and how even during challenging times, these habits will create high performance within your company. Randy and Alan talk about Utah’s booming economy, the Venture Fuel Summit and the top entrepreneurs in the country who will be there. Keaton Hatch, C...

If you’re thinking about making the jump into the entrepreneurial world, what better way to do that than to get into real estate? It is the ultimate entrepreneurial endeavor. Flippin Experts’ Paul and Kelsey Tompkins give three tips for those that are thinking about trying to start flipping houses, discuss the cycles of the real estate market and why now is a good time to get into it, and the trai...

In this COVID-19 riddle world, language interpretation services have a unique role to play. CEO of Certified Languages International , Kristin Quinlin, discusses the huge array of businesses that you’d never expect that rely heavily on language interpreters to serve all of their customers. This is why Kristin calls the language industry the biggest little industry that nobody’s heard of. Next up,...

Starting a small business is a magical, and harrowing experience; and doing so with your family adds to the stress. Luckily, that isn’t a problem for Zambezi Principal and CEO, Jean Freeman. She’s found a way to work with family by clearly defining roles so as to not step on each other’s toes, and ensure that you’re aligned in your definition of what success means for your business. Jean also expl...

To succeed in business you must be a badass and have a spiritual side as well. CEO of Mindvalley and New York Times bestselling author of “The Buddha and the Badass”, Vishen Lakhiani, explains why it is important to have some ego in business, and why it isn’t always a negative quality. We also discuss why it’s important not to become an entrepreneur for the money, but to make the world better. The...

Finding your brand’s DNA is a very important step to nailing your marketing and communicating effectively with your target audience. CEO and Founder of BrandCrudo , Jacqueline Lieberman, calls this DNA your ‘brand North Star’. We also discuss common reasons businesses lose focus as they grow and how Jacqueline takes a psychotherapy approach to analyzing what’s going wrong with the businesses she w...

Years of experience often open the doors of enlightenment for younger generations. That’s why Consumer Cellular Co-Founder, John Marick, is here to distill his wisdom and give tips for young entrepreneurs and business leaders from the lessons he’s learned from his company’s 25 year journey. Then, we chat with the Author of “ Rethinking Success ” and Founder and CEO of PathNorth , J. Douglas Holida...

Goodwill is more than just a thrift store. President and CEO of Goodwill Industries, Steve Preston, explains Goodwill’s mission to help people prepare for better placement in the job market. From resume building to industry specific training, Goodwill helps millions of people around the country get into the workforce. We also chat with Service Leadership, Inc. CEO, Paul Dippell, about the importan...

Fresh off the back of an epic three day learning experience for business leaders and entrepreneurs all over the world called the Global Mindset Forum, Heartcore Leadership Chief LOVE Officer and Author of “ Expand Your Who ”, Ash Ghandehari, tells us about the most essential lesson he learned hosting this event. It’s not about wealth, fame, or any of the frivolous materialistic things in life - su...