INspired INsider Podcast

David Fussichen is the CEO of Analytics8, a data and analytics consulting company that empowers executives with the information they need to make good decisions fast. He founded the American arm of the company in 2005 and has since been focused on building it domestically and internationally.  Before Analytics8, David had worked as a Practice Manager at Business Objects and a consultant at MicroSt...

Will Scott is the Founder and Actuator of The Culture Fix Academy, whose team is on a mission to usher in a decade of conscious leadership to cure the malaise of employee disengagement. Will is a self-proclaimed "culture czar" and is passionate about creating environments where people thrive on being the best they can be.  He leads workshops and speaks on corporate culture, using his proprietary n...

Tom Schwab is the Founder and Chief Evangelist Officer of Interview Valet. Interview Valet is a Podcast Interview Marketing (PIM) company that helps clients leverage targeted podcast interviews to talk directly to their ideal customers. He is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, Chicago chapter.  In this episode… Previously, inbound marketing only needed guest blogging to build authority a...

Sudeep Goenka is the Director of Goldiee Group, one of India's largest producers of quality spices and food products. Sudeep's father and uncle co-founded the business in 1980. They produce instant noodles, pasta, pickles, sauces, and more. Sudeep began his career at the company in 2006 and is also the President of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), Uttar Pradesh Chapter in India.  In this epis...

Steve Benitez is the Founder and CEO of Bo's Coffee, the first and largest chain of coffeehouses in the Philippines. Since its inception in 1996, Bo's Coffee has grown to over 100 stores, gradually expanding nationwide, with branches in Qatar and Dubai.  Steve is a former president and an active member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Philippines, holds a degree in economics, and studied busines...

South African native Sean Magennis is the President of CEO Coaching International. CEO Coaching is a consulting firm staffed with high-performing executive coaches focused on developing exceptional leaders through strategy, leadership, innovation, team building, and cultural design.  Sean credits his skills in team building, psychology, and sociology to his time in the military, which later evolve...

Robert Hartline is the Founder and CEO of Call Proof, an app for field sales organizations that manages their customers by compiling personal data in a sales activity reporting system. The app allows business owners and sales leaders to track sales activity and business reports automatically, boosting productivity which leads to more sales. Robert is also a Professional EOS (Entrepreneurial Operat...

Peter Zaitsev is the Co-founder and CEO of Percona. Percona provides best-of-breed enterprise-class support, consulting, managed services, training, and software for MySQL®, MariaDB®, MongoDB®, PostgreSQL®, and other open-source databases in on-premise and cloud environments.  Peter leveraged his technical vision and entrepreneurial skills to grow Percona from a two-person shop to one of the busin...

Patrick Bryant is a driven leader of startups with one primary focus: to build products that people love. He knows the secret to grow multimillion-dollar companies (he's grown six). Patrick is the "grow your business" guy who teaches the three-part framework that fast-growing companies use to craft products and services made for growth. He is also the CEO and Co-founder of the CODE/+/TRUST softwar...

Monika Mikowska is the CEO of Mobee Dick, a research and design services agency for Polish and international clients with a team of 30 professionals and 3.6 million PLN revenue in 2019. Before she became CEO in 2017, Monika was the agency's Sales and Marketing Director for five years. She helped them close deals up to 3.8 million PLN in revenue selling consultancy and design.  Monika is also the E...

Kris Kluver is the Founder of Life on Your Terms, where he and his team of coaches provide couples talks, workshops, and retreats focused on applying the Life on Your Terms methodologies. He's also the Author of Life on Your Terms: For Individuals: Defining What's Next. Kris has national and international speaking experience with groups ranging from university students to professionals. He's also...

Jane Bianchini is the VP of Global Strategic Alliances at Criteria Corp, a talent success company that helps organizations make more objective, evidence-based talent decisions that reduce bias and drive outcomes. Before joining Criteria Corp, Jane was the Founder and CEO of Alcami Interactive, which she sold and morphed into Criteria Corp. Alcami Interactive was a digital video interviewing platfo...

Ethan King is the Co-founder of Zeus' Closet, a franchisor of retail stores offering advanced apparel personalization. Zeus' Closet is like a tattoo shop for your clothes. They do very advanced embroidered work like specialty embroidery for fraternities and sororities, the entertainment industry, film, and TV. Ethan is also the Co-founder of Stuff4GREEKS, a company specializing in advanced digitiz...

Ethan King is the Co-founder of Zeus' Closet, a franchisor of retail stores offering advanced apparel personalization. Zeus' Closet is like a tattoo shop for your clothes. They do very advanced embroidered work like specialty embroidery for fraternities and sororities, the entertainment industry, film, and TV. Ethan is also the Co-founder of Stuff4GREEKS, a company specializing in advanced digitiz...

Ethan King is the Co-founder of Zeus' Closet, a franchisor of retail stores offering advanced apparel personalization. Zeus' Closet is like a tattoo shop for your clothes. They do very advanced embroidered work like specialty embroidery for fraternities and sororities, the entertainment industry, film, and TV. Ethan is also the Co-founder of Stuff4GREEKS, a company specializing in advanced digitiz...

Ethan King is the Co-founder of Zeus' Closet, a franchisor of retail stores offering advanced apparel personalization. Zeus' Closet is like a tattoo shop for your clothes. They do very advanced embroidered work like specialty embroidery for fraternities and sororities, the entertainment industry, film, and TV. Ethan is also the Co-founder of Stuff4GREEKS, a company specializing in advanced digitiz...

Ethan King is the Co-founder of Zeus' Closet, a franchisor of retail stores offering advanced apparel personalization. Zeus' Closet is like a tattoo shop for your clothes. They do very advanced embroidered work like specialty embroidery for fraternities and sororities, the entertainment industry, film, and TV. Ethan is also the Co-founder of Stuff4GREEKS, a company specializing in advanced digitiz...

David Anderson is the CEO and Founder of Off Madison Ave, a full-service marketing agency located in Arizona. He conceived and crystallized a vision for the company and diversified service offerings to attain double-digit percentage growth in 2021. David is also part of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) in Arizona and was previously the Global Board of Directors Chair for EO. In this episode… Not a...

Anthony Standifer is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer for the mSEED Group, a contract manufacturer and marketing agency specializing in expediting the growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the beauty and personal care space. Anthony helps serve several small indie brands looking to start or escalate their beauty or personal care business. In its five-year existence, mSEED Group...

Rahul Wahi is the Agency Principal at LLT Group, a user experience agency where it does full stack development and UI/UX designs in-house. He specializes in conceptual design and direction for all things tangible and has a soft spot for engaging interaction and beautiful interfaces. Rahul is also a Board Member for the Chicago Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), where he works to conn...

Mat Zalk is the President and Property Manager at Keyrenter Property Management which has offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Arkansas. He focuses on the acquisition and management of single and multi-family residential properties on behalf of himself and a small network of investors.  Before founding Keyrenter Tulsa, Mat was a Strategy Director at The Property Finder Group, where he worked close...

Lisa Riley is a Pinot's Palette Franchise Owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pinot's Palette is a painting studio and wine bar where they walk people step-by-step through a complete canvas painting for two hours while they listen to rock and pop music and drink libations.  Lisa owns all three Tulsa area Pinot's Palette franchises. The Oklahoma Small Business Association named her 2020's Small Business Pers...

Jamie Douraghy is a Gallup Certified Strengths Finder Coach who coaches and facilitates executives and their teams to find clarity. He is the Founder of Life Work Integration, where he offers leadership development, executive coaching, team building, and strategic planning services. He holds an MA in international relations and has spent the last 30 years as a competitive fencer earning multiple n...

Don Williams is an author, keynote speaker, and the CEO of Don Williams Global, a performance-based sales consulting company that helps entrepreneurs and corporate executives increase sales and drive revenue.  Don is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business in 1986 with capital totaling $6,000. Today, Don has founded a dozen companies. His client list includes international and Fortune...

Brian Lai is the Founder of The Only Bean. The Only Bean is a company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that is on a mission to unlock the potential of beans through innovative food products that are healthy, delicious, and sustainable. Brian has been in the consumer goods industry since 2015. Before starting The Only Bean, he founded a brand called BOCHA that created better-tasting coffee and tea...