Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Business Growth & Entrepreneur Stories

Gayle Guest-Brown is CEO and Executive Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker of Guest Brown Impact. Guest Brown impact provides leadership training and keynote speeches on leadership topics to aid women's empowerment, teamwork, synergy and the effectiveness of organizations. She also provides one on one leadership coaching to women in leadership roles who are going through transitions or who feel...

Josh Patrick is a serial entrepreneur. He's the founder of The Sustainable Business and The Stage 2 Planning Group. His new book is Sustainable: A Fable About Creating a Personal and Economically Sustainable Business. Josh talks to us about why it's okay for your employees to make mistakes, how to correct those mistakes, and what sort of disaster scenario planning you need to have in place to have...

Sam Parr is the co-founder and CEO of The Hustle, a daily email newsletter that gives 500,000+ people the business news and information they need to start their day. Sam explains how The Hustle was started, what it does, his strategy and how he differentiates himself and his company in the marketplace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCoeRDt1o_k Quotes:                                             ...

Elizabeth Barry is an author, marketing executive and a badass leadership coach. She teaches people self-love, exceptional communication skills and how to live a life fulfilled, both in and out of the office. For over a decade, she's taught self-branding workshops and helped leaders discover their business BEST through the art of powerful communication, personal branding, marketing and PR. She's d...

Susan Lassiter-Lyons from Investor Insights is an American investor, entrepreneur, author, and coach. She's the president of the American Association of Alternative Investors and founder and CEO of Lassiter Marketing Group, a privately held financial publishing company. Susan has closed 612 real estate investment transactions, raised $30.3 million in private capital and her insights are consumed b...

Jared Warner from 123GetFound started his first online business out of his Parents garage in 1998 with his twin brother, Jeff. Since that day he's started many entrepreneurial ventures but hasn't always tasted success. He's gone 100% broke three times chasing his dreams but wouldn't change a thing. Today he runs the business of his dreams that gives him the freedom to live life on his terms. https...

Jeff Sanders is a keynote speaker, author of The 5 AM Miracle, and host of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast. Jeff's latest book, The Free-Time Formula, launches in February 2018 and you can learn more at JeffSanders.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyvbB8DU52E Quotes:                                                                                                                                    “The...

Dr. James Kelley is of the book: The Crucible's Gift: 5 lessons from authentic leaders who thrive in adversity. The book unpacks the journey a leader takes to become more authentic, starting with their crucible. James teaches, writes, and produces is bi-weekly podcast Executives After Hours. The podcast is predicated on interviewing executives about their personal journey. The show's motto: "I car...

James Schramko is an internet marketer and business coach who has helped over 2,000 students create and maintain six, seven and eight-figure businesses. He's grown his coaching communities into multi-million dollar businesses that fund a lifestyle he loves. Running his businesses with an input of just hours a week, he finds ample time to surf, spend time with family and friends, watch movies and t...

Erica Glessing is the CEO of Happy Publishing, she is a master of happiness and creative expression. She's has published 325+ authors to #1 bestseller status (and counting) and runs the company Happy Publishing to give light-bringers a bigger voice on the planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtz_idw7WTs Quotes:                                                                                     ...

Dr. Glenn Livingston, a clinical psychologist was the long time CEO of two major dollar consulting firms which have sold more than $30,000,000 in services to Fortune 500 companies like Kraft, Nabisco, Novartis, American Express, Whirlpool, Panasonic, Lipton, Bausch & Lomb, and many more. You may have seen or hear his work, research, and/or theories in major periodicals such as The New York Times,...

Michael Losier is the author of the best-selling books Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don't, and Law of Connection: The Science of Using NLP to Create Ideal Personal and Professional Relationships. Michael caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who interviewed him four times on her Soul Series™ radio show on Sirius/XM satellite radio. Michae...

Diane Conklin is an internationally known author, entrepreneur, coach, consultant, marketing and business strategist, implementation specialist and speaker. Diane is a direct response marketing expert who specializes in showing business owners how to integrate their online and offline marketing strategies, media and message, to get maximum results from their marketing dollars. Diane also shows ent...

Alex Berman is the Founder and President of Experiment 27. Alex is responsible for generating over $6.5 million in B2B sales and over $35+ million in leads for his clients. He also creates weekly videos to help agency owners grow their business and bring in more revenue teaching them how to optimize B2B sales cycles and put inbound marketing strategies in place. He's also a former director of mark...

Benjamin Brown is a father of two young children and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. He has over 23 years of experience in the sales field from multiple positions from sale reps to sales management. A Best Selling Author, Ben's book, Master the Art of Closing the Sale: The Game-Changing 10-Step Sales Process for Getting More Clients and Referrals. His popular sales blog, now at 3...

Doug Sandler is an entrepreneur and industry leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. As a podcast host of The Nice Guys, Doug has interviewed Gary V, Arianna Huffington, Dan Harris from Good Morning America, Ron Klain, White House Chief of Staff and dozens of celebs. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, and founder of TurnKey Podcast Company, providi...

Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur and business coach specializing in helping other coaches build successful businesses. Based in eastern Canada, he runs multiple coaching programs and platforms, including the Natural Born Coaches podcast and the Coaching Jungle Facebook group. Mark also publishes a print newsletter called Secret Coach Club and offers group and one-on-one coaching services...

Mary Lamia is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who practices in Marin County, California. Additionally, she is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley. Her career-long passion to convey an understanding of emotions to the public is exemplified by her writing and media work. She is the author of five books, including a recent publication, "What Motivates Getting Things Done: Procra...

Tom Sylvester is a business strategist and firm believer in Lean Startup. He enjoys helping new entrepreneurs validate their ideas and follow proven principles when it comes to starting and scaling a successful business. Additionally, Tom helps entrepreneurs navigate the personal journey that comes with being an entrepreneur, from overcoming mindset blocks, ramping up their productivity, growing a...

Sarah Shaw is an entrepreneur, innovator and designer. From her two decades worth of experience in both Hollywood and fashion, Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for connecting with influencers and getting publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. She's appeared in the pages of InStyle, Oprah, People, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, and Marie Claire magazines, appeared on Extra and E! Entertain...

Gary Sirak has been helping other people achieve their American Dream for the last 35 years. He is President of Sirak Financial Services in Canton, OH, a company founded by his father, Stan Sirak in 1957. The company will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. Gary has written two books, the first, If Your Money Talked ... What Secrets Would It Tell? This book is about personal finance and the...

Caroline Stokes is founder of FORWARD - an executive headhunting + coaching firm for innovation leaders AND The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter, designed to help evolve recruiters in the AI age. Caroline started her career in consumer entertainment and technology marketing, brand and PR and decided it was the brain behind human decision making on company evolution that was more inspiring. She ex...

Jasmine Star is a photographer and business strategist from Newport Beach, California. She dropped out of law school to pursue her dreams. Jasmine tells us how to get noticed on social media and how to sell with edutainment without being "salesy" ... content creation ideas (i.e. books you're reading), how to find time for social every day, and how Jasmine used social media to sell a $25/month mont...

Colin Boyd from helps business owners become more influential. He loves to help them discover new levels of confidence and skill in how they communicate their ideas on any stage or platform. Colin talks to us today about what caused him to recently move his business from Australia to California, how to develop your signature story including these three components: vulnerability (challenge, difficu...

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