The Big Fish Cares Podcast

Mikee Trompeta is a tech entrepreneur and early adopter of Web3 and NFTs. Benny & Mikee share stories about their involvements with Gary Vee and VeeFriends, and how they envision Web3 & NFTs will change the game of tech. This is an inspiring story for any tech people out there who are looking to take the dive into Web3 & NFTs, as Mikee shares his origin story as a young tech minded student, trying...

Coach JC is a performance coach, award winning entrepreneur, motivational speaker, & founder of the WIN ALL DAY movement. He has been blessed to coach some of the top pro athletes, CEO’s, pastors, and people from all walks of life to be their best and WIN in life. Coach JC has grown his 5 businesses through social media with over 1 million views on YouTube and over 150k followers on social media....

Joining Benny on Episode 41 is friend and contracting colleague, Mike Goldenstein. Mike is the VP of Revenue at ROOFLE, a tool that helps contractors give their customers real time estimating tools. Mike & Benny discuss their faith and the importance of taking a step back during the busy week to connect with God and like minded groups. They also discuss parenting, foster care, adoption, and the em...

Adam Sand is an entrepreneur and he describes himself as a Marketing and Automation Nerd serving the Roofing Industry, and a fellow Roofing Company Owner. He is the owner of a successful roofing business, and he works with companies to set-up their SumoQuote software and also builds custom CRMs specifically to enhance and streamline workflow and customer experience. Adam has over 15 years of marke...

Joining Benny on episode 39 is friend and roofing industry colleague, Chris Scoville. Chris & Benny share their humble beginnings, and how they grew as entrepreneurs through adversity and learnings. Chris got his start in roofing, working 5 days a week on roofs and then 3 nights a week as a bartender. He eventually realized he needed a shift, and found his path to financing, where he became a succ...

Jacob Campbell is the founder of The Electrical Company, a Pennsylvania based electric contractor company. Jacob has been following Benny’s journey & content for a while and took the initiative to reach out to ask about being a guest on the podcast. Jacob shares his origin story with Benny, and where he hopes to take his company in the future. Jacob picks Benny’s brain with questions about busines...

Reggie Brock is the National Account Manager at Beacon Building Products and a #roofingreverend! He combines his roofing knowledge with a strong foundation in faith, to teach us how to live exposed - how to live the life you were meant to live. Reggie shares his inspiring story, and provides helpful tips for life, faith, and rebuilding yourself in the face of adversity. Connect with Reggie on Link...

Back for part II of his series on The EOS Operating System is Ken Kooistra, a certified EOS Implementor, and the EOS coach of Benny. On this second installment on The EOS method, Benny & Ken discuss the importance of defining core values, the importance of "right people, right seats", and an honest real world example of how that impacted The Big Fish Contracting Company in recent years. Ken also g...

Joining Benny on episode 35 is Steve Sims, also known as “The real life Wizard of Oz”, Steve is the author of “Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen”, and “Go For Stupid - The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals”. Steve is the visionary founder of the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services...

Graham Dessert is a business owner, entrepreneur, endurance, athlete, and a builder of leaders. Growing up in a military family, Graham had countless lessons and virtues instilled in him at a young age. Work ethic and commitment to doing the best at anything he was tasked with helped drive him into the entrepreneurial life. In high school & college Graham found a lane for success as a painter, and...

Mike Claudio has spent the last 17 years not just selling products and services but learning how to go out and actually develop business, create routines and consistency, develop discipline, and make a bigger impact on those around him than just money! His sales and management career started in retail with Verizon Wireless before working in their enterprise business to business sales team. During...

#business #marketing #entrepreneur Tim Brown is the CEO of Hook Agency, an SEO & Web Design firm that’s gone from 1 person to 17 in 5 years. Championing small businesses and helping them drive more traffic and leads – has led him to growing his team and learning to lead to be more useful. Content strategy, Persuasive web design, and actionable, pragmatic small business marketing are his biggest ar...

Eli Wilde is the creator of Wilde Influence and the top performing corporate trainer for Tony Robbins. He’s worked with thousands of people to transform their lives and businesses. If it has to do with influence, impact, and communicating your message, Eli can help. Eli is a master of enhancing someone’s way of delivering their message or pitch, from how they present themselves, and how they commu...

Alex Hebert owns a remodeling company these days, but he has a very interesting origin story which he & Benny discuss on this episode. Alex grew up in California, before he made the decision to move out on his own at age 14, heading to Atlanta, GA. With the entrepreneurial mind showing through at a young age, Alex quickly found multiple ways to generate income with the skills he had. He developed...

David Matheney is an Executive Producer with a diverse background in Television and Travel. Pioneering experience in Multi-Station Television Centers using Fiber Optics and Automation, Analog to Digital conversion and Tape to Hard Drive Storage conversion. Now Pioneering again in Web3 with NFT Production on the Blockchain. Growing up in Orlando Florida, he earned a degree in Film & Video from Full...

Brian Hess is a successful Pittsburgh based entrepreneur who got his start in business working up the ladder at Verizon, in sales. Along the way he met an entrepreneur that offered him a job in the paving industry, which set-up Brian for a new course in life. After learning the in’s & out’s of the industry, Brian created his own paving company, The Pavement Group, which now has grown to a vastly s...

Ron Jordan is the founder of NFDaddys, a digital community for educating people on the world of NFTs & the blockchain. He is also the host of the Stars Podcast, as well as an endurance athlete, Krav Maga instructor, firearms instructor Brazilian Jiu Jitsu NOGI enthusiast, and lifelong learner of all types of "hobbies". Benny & Ron talk about the NFT space, their journeys through tech, VeeCon & Vee...

#writer #podcasting #entrepreneur Laura Petersen is a published author & skilled communicator that has traveled the world. Benny and Laura connected over the last year as members of the #veefriends community. Laura was a former Math & Psychology high school teacher, before she embarked on her own journey as an entrepreneur, now with her own company, Copy That Pops. Laura Petersen - Quick Facts • l...

Joining Benny on the 25th episode of The Big Fish Cares Podcast is Sal DiGuardia. Sal grew up in Arizona, in his family’s Italian deli, and eventually working in it as a teenager. Sal eventually found a calling at a local radio station, in an entry level position. After grinding in multiple spots on the radio he finally landed his own afternoon radio show. Sal eventually had opportunities with AT&...

Joining Benny on today’s episode is Darby Bailey, a voice over actress since 1999. You may have heard her voice calling American Express, Verizon, AT&T’s 4-1-1, UPS, Fidelity, and in certain car systems. As a technologist and research student pursuing a PhD in communication, Darby also does research on transmedia Entertainment-Education with the inclusion of advanced technologies (voice assistants...

Joining Benny on today's episode is Instagram & TikTok photography sensation, Alex Stemp! Before blowing up on social media as a photographer, Alex was an Insurance Actuary in Northern California, but became inspired by Gary V's social media content and philosophies, and began creating his own social content. He then embarked on a social content creating journey that led to him amassing millions o...

Joining Benny on today’s episode is Joshua Barker, a fellow member of VeeFriends, NFT early adopter, and a commercial real estate expert. Benny & Joshua chat about their shared inspiration from Gary V and his entrepreneurial philosophies, and offering their advice to beginners who are looking to get into the NFT space. Joshua Tree - Personal Twitter https://twitter.com/JoshbarkerTree Veefans Disco...

Joining Benny on today's episode is friend & Videographer / Content Creator, Cody Dulski. Cody is the owner and lead videographer of Solventless Dreams, a Pittsburgh video production company. Cody has been doing video work with the Big Fish for a few years, and even helped roll out the The Big Fish Roofing's drone inspections and training for the entire team. Benny & Cody chat about the importance...

Ben Timmons is a member of a family owned contracting company based out of Ohio, as well as an avid NFT early adopter. Ben grew up with entrepreneur parents who laid the foundation for his desire to do the same. He started making YouTube videos as early as 2008 and realized he had a drive for creating & building something. Benny & Ben talk about how they bonded as part of the VeeFriends Hangout Ha...

Joining Benny on today's episode is Seema Alexander, a business strategy consultant and NFT early adopter, as well as a fellow VeeFriend with Benny. Seema shares stories from her humble beginnings as the child of immigrants to her deep learning about what makes businesses succeed, and eventually having a key role at Prudential for 13 years in NYC. Seema then started side hustle where she does cons...