Making Cents of It All

The subjects of Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and automation continue to come up in every conversation and in every industry - so I wanted to have a more direct approach this week.  My guest this week is the CEO of Elevare Technologies and White Thorne Holdings - Steve Beaman.   Steve is a life-long entrepreneur.  He co-founded, built, and sold Chicago Investment Analytics to Charles Schwab...

This week I have Amy Fargo and Brett Carneiro from V2 Strategic Advisors.  V2 Strategic Advisors is a boutique management consultancy firm that specializes in Salesforce implementations for clients around the globe.  Specifically, for this conversation, we are talking about implementing Salesforce for Retail organizations.  I've always thought of Salesforce as a CRM Tool for sales organizatio...

My guest this week is Kelly Hill of Sales Advisors of Florida LLC.  Kelly is a Fractional VP of Sales that helps second stage B2B improve sales teams' performance.  She works directly with CEOs to help build actionable strategies and plans that assist in helping realize their vision of success.  If you are like me, several things I just said evoke questions - mainly, what is a fractional VP o...

So this week on Making Cents of It All, I have Christopher Wood back on the show.  He is the Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Checkpoint where they discuss all things payroll related and he has brought Tiana Neal with him.  She is the Director of Client Success at Enhance HCM.  As you will hear, we are going to discuss some topics that are current and relevant to all people that work or employ peo...

 My guest this week is the Podcast Lawyer, Gordon Firemark.  I met Gordon through my research and preparation in starting this show, Making Cents of It All.  He provides a tremendous number of resources and knowledge to folks, like me, that are looking to wade or dive into the water that is the Podcast Industry.   Gordon has been involved with the entertainment industry in one way or another since...

My guest today is Kristin Couch.  She is the Vice President in charge of the CRA Program for United Community Bank, headquartered in Greenville, SC.  She is going to go way beyond just giving you a history lesson and defining a piece of legislation.   In order to understand where we are, I believe it is important to understand why and how we arrived here in the first place. The CRA followed simila...

We are diving into fundraising and capital acquisition for faith-based organizations with Russ Priddy - the founder of Ascend Stewardship and Consulting.   There are many paths we take as people in this world and, many times, the path that we travel is a more enjoyable walk when we are serving a purpose that is higher than ourselves.  Enjoy the conversation with Russ!

CrossFit gym was only opened in 2000 in Santa Cruz. Since then, it has spread to over 150 countries worldwide with hundreds of thousands of devoted followers.  It evokes a passion and allegiance that other forms of fitness training wish they had.   My guest this week is Justin Henderson.  He and his wife own 2 CrossFit gyms in the greater North Florida area, CrossFit Jax Bch and CrossFit Duval.  E...

The Power Tee is the world’s best performance automatic teeing system for the Indoor environment, driving ranges, and country clubs. As the world-leading automatic teeing system manufacturer, our Power Tee has been installed in thousands of golf ranges globally, including the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Power Tee is the fastest way to a better golf swing. Our automatic teeing syste...

This week, my guest is Brent Durban.  His companies - Better Exterior Solutions and First Coast Hurricane Shutters - apply technology in the residential sector.   Hurricane Shutters, screens, pergolas, and other residential applications have been around for years, but they've gotten a substantial make over in recently.  The finished product works far better and more efficiently - while being...

Jack Ducanis was one of my first guests when I started Making Cents of It All this year.  IF you want to learn more about Jack and his career, check out our first conversation, on the January 10th.  Today - we are talking all about Sales Management.   When I say Sales Management - I am sure that it means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.  So - specifically - we are talking ab...

The global Medical Laser Market is projected to grow from $4.80 billion in 2022 to $14.23 billion by 2029.  Candela Medical is a company that provides medical aesthetic devices. It offers products for skin rejuvenation, vascular conditions, body treatments, skin resurfacing, skin elasticity, scars, and stretch marks removal, pigmentation treatment, hair removal, tattoo removal...you name it and th...

Co-Founders of FranPath Consulting join Making Cents of It All to talk about the investment opportunities that exist in Franchising and how they are helping their clients build wealth, diversify their portfolios, and take control of their financial futures.  

Krishna Lakkineni is the founder and CEO of ROI Media Works.  He is  a digital marketing entrepreneur, Amazon bestselling author, TEDx speaker and a technology enthusiast with a passion for marketing, and helping businesses grow strategically.   

 Director of Instruction at TopGolf in Jacksonville, FL, Wes Altice joins me to discuss the game of golf, instruction and how to give someone a blueprint to success, as well as the future of the game and how to grow it.  

Pay-As-You-Go insurance has been popular in the Worker's Compensation space for years now, but we are starting to see it permeate other types of insurance - and why shouldn't it.  As consumers, most of us pay for things as we use them.  We don't go to the grocery store and stockpile food for what we THINK we might use for 6 months to a year.... we buy things for the week or as week...

Party Shack is a unique, high-end fan experience that puts you right in the middle of all the action in 72-degree comfort if you want it, or right out in the middle of it with the best view in the house! Party Shack is involved with incredible brands like the NFL, NASCAR, and many other sports & entertainment names you would recognize.  Listen to CEO and Founder, Bobby Bowers tell Party Shack&...

This week we're going to move away from sports and get back into the financial world this week and talk about the rise of payment technology.  That phrase is a huge "catch all".  Essentially as digital payments become more widely accepted by businesses and used by consumers - what does it all mean and what does it look?  My guest this week is Darrick Smith.  He has over 15 years&apo...

Founder and CEO of Sub70 Golf, Jason Hiland.  Sub70 Golf is a custom golf club manufacturer that designs and builds their clubs in Sycamore, Ill and uses a Direct-to-Consumer Model to make sure that Jason and his team can deliver a high-quality product and a second-to-none customer experience joins me for a conversation!

It's the week of the Players Championship and what better way to kick it off than having PGA Professional, Len Mattiace join #MakingCentsofItAll.  Len was kind enough to spend some time with me to talk about his career and how he parlayed that success into helping his community by starting the Len Mattiace Foundation to help kids on the golf course and in the classroom.  Their Stop the Bullyi...

 Jillian Foss is the Founder and Executive Director of the Ladies Executive Golf Society #LEGS.  Jillian has found a way to make golf fun and enjoyable while also being a productive networking opportunity for women.  Whether they are new to the game or they have been playing their whole life - all women are welcome. 

 My guest this week is the CEO of Peace of Mind Estate Organization Inc. - Kristy Dunn.  She and POM - as it is known, complement the work Estate Planning and Heathcare Professionals do in servicing their clients needs. Their sole focus is to facilitate the exchange of information from their client to the surviving loved ones that they leave behind.  It is a great service to be able to provide the...

 Commercial Banks employ 2,215,318 people employed in the US as of 2023.    On average, employment in the Commercial Banking industry in the US increased 2.8% on average over the five years between 2018 and 2023.  Banks employ many people in each of our communities and are in a unique position to give back.  United Community Bank is headquartered in Greenville, SC and has grown their footprint tho...

Christine Caven is the Director of Communications for PS27 Ventures that is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.  Christine will talk about who PS27 is, how the company was started, and who they prefer to invest with.  We also talk about how they are also giving back to the community in the form of events and opportunities designed to support entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and life experiences thr...

Christopher Wood is the Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Checkpoint for payroll related content and has spent the better part of 17 years providing guidance and information to those professionals whose job it is to make sure that your paycheck is on time and to the dime correct!  He writes articles for their daily Updates and keeps all content in the Checkpoint Payroll Library including the Checkp...