INspired INsider Podcast

David Long is the Founder and CEO of My Employees, which specializes in helping business managers grow through the development of their relationships with their employees. David is also the best-selling author of Built To Lead: 7 Management R.E.W.A.R.D.S. Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager .  In this episode... What are the most important elements of a successful business? How key are peopl...

Joey Gilkey is the Founder of Tribe Prospecting, which helps businesses land six and seven-figure contracts with their dream 500 clients through account-based selling. If they don't deliver they personally buy you a Tesla. They have a multi-discipline, multi-channel, hyper-personalized, highly-targeted, account-based sales outreach system to reach the list of your 500 dream clients over the course...

Mitch Kahn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Grassroots Cannabis, which started in 2014. Since then, Mitch has grown the company to operations in 11 states with 61 licenses and more than 800 employees. Recently, Massachusetts-based company Curaleaf signed a merger agreement which makes Grassroots Cannabis the largest medical and adult-use cannabis company. Mitch is also Chairman of Frontline Real Estat...

Rabbi Mois Navon is the founding engineer at Mobileye, and Intel corporation that develops vision-based, self-driving car and advanced driver-assistance systems. Mobileye's systems provide warnings for drivers that prevent and mitigate possible collisions. He also helped to create the $15 billion chip that is powering the autonomous revolution. Mois' professional experience in the research and dev...

Joey Gilkey is the Founder of Tribe Prospecting, which helps businesses land six and seven-figure contracts with their dream 500 clients through account-based selling. If they don't deliver they personally buy you a Tesla. They have a multi-discipline, multi-channel, hyper-personalized, highly-targeted, account-based sales outreach system to reach the list of your 500 dream clients over the course...

Hussam Al Raimi is the founder of Fateel - a date based snack food company. Fateel started in 2017 with the hope that everyone, everywhere can truly enjoy their delicious cookies, home-baked in wood fired stone ovens using rich, wholesome ingredients found in the Mediterranean. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Jeremy welcomes his guest, Hussam Al Raimi.  [1:20] Hussam talks about his...

Rabbi Mois Navon is an ASIC Department Project Manager at Mobileye - an automotive-vision-systems giant. In the early 2000s, Navon, like many in his profession, found himself out of a job following the dot-com crash. "That was a very, very bad time to be on the street because everybody was on the street," he recalled. A former colleague told him about Mobileye, a fledgling, 15-person startup opera...

Lee Richter is a successful business leader who many top entrepreneurs call a Renaissance woman. Lee was recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of their Top 100 Women Business Leaders in 2019. She has launched a dozen successful businesses in the financial, education and lifestyle sectors. Since 1984, Lee's company, Richter Communications has helped strategy and public relations cam...

Ari Sherman is a co-founder of Evo Hemp. He is a sales and marketing executive with experience in the natural products industry. Ari also co-founded Hemp Health LLC.  Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Ari Sherman joins Jeremy to talk about Evo Hemp.  [1:50] What was the first product that Ari created? How has it changed over time?  [3:20] Milestones achieved along the way.  [4:30] The...

Jeff Schmidgall is the co-founder of Bubba's Foods. Since 2014, Bubba's Foods has been at the head of a natural health food revolution where smart, healthy choices finally meet big, bold flavors. Run by gourmet chef Jared Menzel and his brother-in-law, former CrossFit trainer and health coach, Jeff Schmidgall, they're satisfying your naughty and nice cravings with every wholesome green banana they...

Mark Sarafa is the founder of Pop Daddy Popcorn. Seeking a healthier way for his family to enjoy snacking, one day Mark bought a large popcorn machine and started experimenting with different kernels and flavors in his basement, passing out his popcorn to friends, family, and neighbors. Following his successful experimentation, in 2013, Pop Daddy became Mark's full-time job and the business has on...

Kenney Joyal is the founder of Snowflakes Candy. Snowflakes Candy is dedicated to making delicious, uniquely-crafted candies that are satisfying, sweet, simple, and sugar-free. They made their debut with a line of a hand-crafted, artisanal candies, which are now available in stores nationwide. Snowflakes Candy remains dedicated to using high-quality, sustainably-sourced ingredients that our custom...

Benjamin Bartley and Tom van Lambaart are the co-founders of Chum, a healthy snack food brand. The fruit products created at Chum are 100% wild, and 100% natural, they don't use fake stuff. Chum takes real fruits as nature intended, and they carefully turn them into delicious bites. No artificial ingredients and no added sugars or colors. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Benjamin Bar...

Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, an organization that has helped over 70,000 companies use and implement EOS tools - the Entrepreneurial Operating System. They have built up an international team of over 300 professional and certified EOS Implementers. Gino is the author of many books including Traction, Rocket Fuel, How to Be a Great Boss and many more. His latest creation is called...

Anita Akrishnana and Nalini are the co-founders of Route to India - a health brand focused on inspiring and guiding individuals in feeling their best through food, Ayurveda and holistic lifestyle. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:41] Jeremy welcomes his guests, Anita Akrishnan and Nalini Mehta.  [2:20] How did Anita and Nalini start their business?  [4:20] The different flavors offered b...

Sean Magennis is the President and COO of YPO — (formerly Young Presidents' Organization) a global community of chief executives dedicated to becoming Better Leaders. The YPO platform has more than 27,000 members in more than 138 countries. YPO is arguably one of the most powerful groups in the world. To qualify a member has to have at least 10million dollars in annual sales. Sean began his career...

Michael Pan is the founder of Pan's Mushroom Jerky. When Michael was traveling throughout Malaysia visiting extended family he was offered a rich, savory snack that he thought was pork-based. He discovered that it was a family recipe featuring shiitake mushrooms, and the idea for Pan's Mushroom Jerky was born.  Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Jeremy welcomes his guest, Michael Pan. ...

Jason Swenk runs a unique consultancy helping marketing agency owners grow their agencies faster. He is the resource he wish he had when he started his agency. Jason currently hosts two podcasts: The Smart Agency Master Class Podcast sharing strategies and stories from real agency owners and SwenkToday which is a weekly show that documents how you can grow your digital agency. Early on Jason decid...

Daniel Staackmann is the founder of Upton's Naturals - an independently owned producer of vegan foods founded in 2006. The company is focused on meat alternatives using innovative` ingredients such as wheat-based seitan and jackfruit. Upton's Naturals sells its foods across the United States and around the world. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Daniel Saackmann joins the podcast to...

Rob Dalton is the co-founder of 88 Acres, a small-scale bakery in urban Boston. Leading the operation is Rob and his wife, Nicole - together, they are on a mission to deliver healthy snacks on an ingredient platform of seeds.  Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Rob Dalton joins the podcast and explains how he started his business.  [3:20] How have the products evolved and changed over...

Sean Magennis is the President and COO of YPO (formerly Young Presidents' Organization) - a global community of chief executives dedicated to becoming Better Leaders. The YPO platform has more than 27,000 members in more than 138 countries. YPO is arguably one of the most powerful groups in the world, to qualify a member has to have at least 10 million dollars in annual sales. Sean began his caree...

Jason Katzenback is the co-founder of Amazing. Jason always knew he was going to be a leader when he marched into the break room at one of his jobs at age 23 and told his fellow employees that he would be their boss within 5 years...which he did in 3 years. Jason ended up quitting his job after realizing that being with the company was not as secure as he had thought and did $3.5 million the follo...

Jason Swenk runs a unique consultancy helping marketing agency owners grow their agencies faster. He is the resource he wish he had when he started his agency. Jason currently hosts two podcasts: The Smart Agency Master Class Podcast sharing strategies and stories from real agency owners and SwenkToday which is a weekly show that documents how you can grow your digital agency. Early on Jason decid...

Gene Mealhow is the owner of Tiny But Mighty Foods and has been producing Tiny But Mighty Popcorn® since the late 1990s. A third-generation family farmer and soil consultant by profession, Gene continues to build his company and consult with farmers regarding organic certification. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  [0:40] Gene Mealhow joins Jeremy to talk about Tiny But Mighty Foods.  [2:00]...

Jason Katzenback is the co-founder of Amazing. Jason always knew he was going to be a leader when he marched into the break room at one of his jobs at age 23 and told his fellow employees that he would be their boss within 5 years...which he did in 3 years. Jason ended up quitting his job after realizing that being with the company was not as secure as he had thought and did $3.5 million the follo...