Small Business Answer Man

The time has come again to do a recap. With the third quarter of 2021 just wrapping up we are going to do a season recap on the fifteenth season. It's hard to believe that we are close to 200 episodes! Each guest that we have had on the podcast has taught us something different. Below are just a few of the highlights from our fifteenth season of podcasts.

Bill is the President and Founder of FiveTwo, a network that equips faith-based leaders and entrepreneurs to launch a variety of sustainable startups and nonprofits. Bill began leading FiveTwo in 2015 when they launched a "Mother Teresa meets a friendly Mark Cuban" training process that helps entrepreneurs to grow nonprofits and startups that make a difference in financially sustainable ways.

Dr. Angela Demaree is the CEO and Principal Consultant for PAWS Consulting, a public health and political consulting firm.  Angela recently retired as a Major in the United States Army Reserves, is a Certified High Performance CoachTM, author of "Candidate Survival Guide, Leadership for the Campaign Trail," and host of the hit podcast, Beyond the Stethoscope. She spends her free time with her hors...

John is an advisor to major donors and strategic grant-makers who want to do the most good with their currencies. He's also the author of Connected for Good: A Gameplan for a Generous Life and the creator of the Generosity Gameplan™. This is a step-by-step process for people of means and substance who seek to create real change using a new approach to generosity. John is also a consultant who prov...

Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® where they specialize in helping entrepreneurial consultants grow profitable, scalable and strategic consulting businesses. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he's helped over 500 consultants from around the world in over 75 industri...

RICHARD A. CROSS is a former Police Officer, Athlete, and Restorative Justice Facilitator. Cross's mission is to empower one million Black male students in helping them to recognize their potential and to empower them to become leaders and change agents.   Richard A. Cross believes that we should not limit ourselves, think small, or refrain from taking on big and challenging projects that can help...

Ruth was born and lives in the UK and has been involved in helping people achieve what they never thought was possible for over 25 years. In 2007 she was recognised by the UK Government as a Role Model for Women in Science and Technology for her work in Terahertz imaging.   In 2016 Ruth hit rock bottom in the corporate world when she was put on an unexpected performance review shortly after a misc...

Josh Varner is a trauma informed speaker and a school social worker with a PASSION for helping individuals and schools to support students who have been impacted by childhood trauma.  Josh has presented over 150 high energy, informative, interactive presentations to audiences all over the country.  Along with speaking, Josh has been a social worker, professional school counselor and coordinated an...

Rick Boxx is the Founder and CEO of Unconventional Business Network. Unconventional Business Network is a nonprofit founded in 2001 that is cultivating a vibrant network of Biblically principled small business leaders.   Rick has a daily radio program and broadcast email called "Integrity Moments" that reaches over 2 million leaders and is featured on over 200 radio stations. He's authored six boo...

Jessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reputation of being one of the best business strategists and marketing and sales consultant for entrepreneurs who want to sell high value products and services. Her background is in international business and she has built multiple companies.   Jessica is a genius at showing entrepreneurs how to build an expert platform, rapidly raise their value, build th...

For more than 35 years Jake Jacobs has worked in 61 industries, from high tech to manufacturing to hospitality to entertainment to financial services. Jake has consulted 96 organizations, from Fortune 50 to national non-profits and community theaters. He's supported more than 210,000 people directly on important changes to their business. What kinds of changes? Everything from strategy implementat...

Sarah Baker Andrus is the founder and CEO of Avarah Careers, a career coaching business. She's worked on all sides of the hiring equation, as a recruiter, hiring manager, and a career counselor, serving in the corporate world, non-profits, and academia. When it comes to the hiring process and how it works from the inside, she's seen it all.   What's her favorite thing to do? Help others find work...

Vincent Moiso is an Entrepreneur, Coach, Author and Speaker. He founded his own coaching business VIS Aspire Inc, and is also Principal and President of Oceanside Glasstile Company, an international glass manufacturer. His alter ego brand, Surthriveal Gear recently launched along with his new book, How to Survive the Wilderness - The Playbook for the Entrepreneur and High Performer.

The time has come again to do a recap. With the second quarter of 2021 just wrapping up we are going to do a season recap on the fourteenth season. It's hard to believe that we have done 3 years of podcasting! Each guest that we have had on the podcast has taught us something different. Below are just a few of the highlights from our fourteenth season of podcasts.

Bryan Clayton and is the CEO and co-founder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the "Uber for lawn care" by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day and doing 20m a year in sales. Before starting GreenPal, Bryan founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest la...

Robert Clinkenbeard was raised in Edinburgh, Scotland and moved to Arizona in 1999 to find a better lifestyle. Robert is now the CEO of The Radix Group, LLC which has offices in Greenville, Phoenix, and the UK. He is a serial entrepreneur, an author, and a four time Ironman. Having sold his $20M company, he now has several franchises, multiple real estate investments and the largest Peer Group fac...

Mark Mansingh is a senior HR, Compliance, PEO and Benefits Consultant. Mark understands the challenges that come with running a small business. While getting a master's degree in leadership development he started and ran a successful financial advisory firm for more than 10 years. Today, he works as an HCM Business Consultant for Paychex where he has helped over 500 business businesses navigate HR...

John Vuong is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits. Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at some of Canada's most successful corporations, John developed a deep understanding of local marketing dynamics and consumer behavior. John's entrepreneurial...

Jon Schram is an IT support expert and the founder & CEO of The Purple Guys, a tech company that has grown since 2001 to become the Midwest's premier provider of IT support services.  The Purple Guys is a fast-growing, 7-digit business that has helped hundreds of companies grow by solving their IT problems and providing them with stress-free, bulletproof tech support.  Jon and his wife, Jill, have...

Aaron Walker has founded more than a dozen companies over the past 42 years and has appeared on more than 2000 podcast interviews. He attributes much of his success to having surrounded himself with his mastermind counterparts. Aaron spent a decade meeting weekly with Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham, and 5 other amazing entrepreneurs. Aaron is the founder of Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind that...

Dr. Allen Hunt Bio: Dr. Allen Hunt is a nationally known speaker and bestselling author. His books include Confessions of a Mega-Church Pastor: How I Discovered the Hidden Treasures of the Catholic Church, Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody, and Nine Words: A Bible Study to Help You Become the Best-Version-of-Yourself.   Dr. Hunt stepped aside July 1, 2007, as Senior Pastor at Mount Pisgah, a con...

Brad Connors, President, has been advising individuals, corporations, and institutional investors since 1994. Brad has built his practice, iWealth, in Waseca & Bloomington Minnesota. Brad affiliated with Investment Centers of America, Inc. in 1998 and was consistently in the top 5% of his peers, including 2010 ICA Representative of the Year.  In 2014, Brad was honored with the distinguished Commun...

Perry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. He is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine. He's guided clients like FanDuel and InfusionSoft from startup to hundreds of millions of dollars.   He founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT. Launched at the Royal Society in London, it's the world's largest science research awar...

Growing up in Taos, Missouri, Jason was raised in a small town with a loving family that gave him every chance to succeed. His parents were supportive and provided everything this 17-year-old could ever want. That is until his life changed forever on May 8, 2003, when his dad unexpectedly passed away by suicide leaving him, his mother and two younger sisters behind.     Through hard work, dedicati...

A native of suburban Philadelphia and Chicago, Joel Goldberg has been a member of the Kansas City Royals television broadcast since 2008, serving as the host of every pregame and postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City.   The University of Wisconsin graduate won a 2001 Mid-America Emmy for sports reporting and has covered multiple championship teams in Major League Baseball and the National Footba...