The Builders

In episode 109, I speak with Alex Fink, the creator of a groundbreaking app that helps users filter out the junk on the internet. Alex shares his journey and explains why he left his previous work building perception systems and cameras to tackle the problem of information overload. He tells us how his wife inspired him to build a content filter. He used crowdfunding to raise the necessary funds f...

In this episode I’m joined by Jono Petrohilo.  Jono has a VERY interesting story.  He has a background in fitness and share’s his story of running bootcamps in Australia.  His journey from being ranked #75 to #1 within a year is truly inspiring! What led him to courses?  It starts by him leveraging courses himself to find greater success in what he was doing in fitness.  E...

In this episode I'm joined by Darrell Evans.  Darrel is the Founder of MindShift Business Coaching.  He's serial entrepreneur and investor with a proven track record of helping companies achieve real results.  We start the episode giving him the room to talk about his story and share his journey as an entrepreneur.  He takes us from his childhood where he caught the bug.. to se...

In this solo episode I share a couple of stories from my own web design agency.  2 distinct, fresh experiences that illustrate how an agency can work with other company's teams or other experts.  Cross-functional, agile teams are amazing when they are implemented in organizations.  This is first hand experience from the trenches. First I share the story about a new initiative betwee...

In this solo episode I talk about ChatGPT and other AI solutions.  Solutions we have been using way before ChatGPT and where I'm seeing the future in the context of our web design agency .  While there are two sides to this conversation and many are only seeing the negative aspects.. I focus more on the positive.  The understanding that we aren't fighting this and we need to adapt....

In this solo episode I talk more about the new vertical my agency is launching into -- insurance.  Having an insurance background, this was probably always going to be a thing at some point.  But the way we've positioned ourselves as an agency, the team we built, the processes etc, is optimized to meet this new challenge with true confidence.   In true 'The Builders' fashion, I brea...

In this solo episode I provide an update for my own business and what we're building. Actually, last year was the year we worked on building so we could launch into this year with a couple initiatives and start marketing them. Before I dig into that I provide a brief update of how my web design agency is doing. The first initiative I cover is our launching into the insurance vertical. We're going...

In this episode we are joined again by Jennifer Denney. She is the founder of Elevated Marketing Solutions and has been in digital marketing for over 15 years. Her 3rd time back, it’s always a great, insightful conversation about agency life, running teams and businesses. We start out by talking about what it means to tie revenue to employees and some potential pitfalls there. It’s always importan...

To we are rejoined by Joe Matz.  Joe had a light bulb moment, a campfire, an ah-ha…!  And he wanted to share that with us.  This new focus is what our conversation revolved around.  If you do guesting on podcasts or want to, THIS is your episode. He runs some groups where podcasters and guests come together to ‘mingle’.  From that he himself has learned a lot.  He sha...

In our 100th episode I’m rejoined by Doland White!  He was my first guest that took a chance on me.  This is his 4th time back!  As always, we had a ton of fun.  I don’t think I laughed so much on an episode.  But through that we dove into some really great topics and he dropped gold. We start by talking about the company he works for, Brave Thinking Institute .  Thei...

Today we are joined by Irina Poddubnaia.  Irina is a SAAS founder and a business consultant who specializes in Operations and Processes Optimization. She has over 8 years of experience in eCommerce with its different challenges and obstacles, from running a fulfillment center in China where she was living for over 2 years to launching her own software TrackMage. We, of course, start by talkin...

Today we are joined by Per "The Price Whisperer" Sjofors. I think as businesses we can all agree that pricing is one of those things that can make or break your business. If you don't price yourself right, it could lead to all sorts of problems. Per is THE pricing expert and it was a real pleasure talking with him! We start, of course, by diving into his story. He's helped build or grow multi-mill...

Bob Hunter is back! 2nd episode with Bob was just as awesome as the first. We start off by touching base on his quest to be a guest on a 100 podcasts. This was his 14th .. so we've contributed twice to this endeavor! And I asked him what his biggest lesson or takeaway was so far and you'll love his answer! From there we did a bit of a recap of what he does and the subjects we covered in the previo...

In this solo episode I talk about the launch of Unified Toolkit.  A WordPress framework to build custom themes and websites.  This is something I've been dreaming about for over 2 and a half years.  Step by step while building my agency I developed the plan and products.  Today it consists of a WordPress Full-site Editing block theme and 3 plugins.  But there's much more t...

In this solo episode I talk about something that incredibly important in my agency and with my team - quality assurance.  As always, I speak to it from the trenches.  This is how I think about it and how our team applies it daily to ensure everyone involved in a project has less stress. Our first stop is 'Why it Exists' in the first place.  Why is it so important to make sure you ha...

In this solo episode I talk to a topic that is near and dear to my businesses heart.  Retention.  I follow along with an article I found, using it as a framework and injecting my own experiences from the trenches.  I share how I deeply think about this topic and deploy it in my business.  I have clients and partnerships that have lasted years.. even to the very beginning of my...

Today I’m joined by Kristi Spencer.  She is an etiquette consultant helping a range of people and organizations get better in this department.  As our focus is business in this context, we talked about it from a businesses perspective (mostly.. personal can influence the other).  Of course, in true The Builders' fashion we also dug into her story a bit and her ‘why’.  Why is sh...

In this episode I am joined by Bob Hunter.  Bob is the founder of Oxford Pierpont and MyBusinessCredit .com. Oxford Pierpont is designed for larger corporations and My Business Credit for smaller businesses needing funding under a million dollars. The conversation starts things off by talking about his background and journey.  Bob was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease which took his rig...

In this episode I’m joined by Ozan Bilgen.  He is the founder & CEO of Base64.ai Inc, the fastest-growing artificial intelligence startup in New York.  Like always, we first dive into his story and what his journey looked like as an entrepreneur.  From Turkey to the US.. from working for Microsoft, Paypal and Uber.  He’s got a fascinating story! We talk about his business....

In this episode I am joined by Michelle Nedelec and her cat Dolores.  As I like to do, I asked her about her journey and we explored her path from her first businesses, building websites to what she does today.  Today she’s an international speaker and helps entrepreneurs be as successful as possible by taking the tech stuff off their plate. How can you partner with others to help you do...

In today’s episode I am joined by Matt Bailey.  Matt Bailey teaches Digital Marketing to the world's biggest brands and prestigious universities.  Microsoft, Google, Hilton, Orange, Nationwide, P&G, Disney, and HP are just a few of his training clients. We start with his personal journey and story and what lead him to ‘education’ as a focus.  Why molded him  and what were t...

In this episode I’m joined by Nicky Billou.  He’s a best-selling author, an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker, an advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada and co-founder of eCircle Academy.  He’s really passionate about helping entrepreneurs which shines through in this episode! First he shares his story and message about how prec...

In this episode we are joined again by AJ Saunders.  AJ and I dive deeper into the topic of building great niche content that is constructed in a way that gets results.  Learn what type of blogs he has.. we talk about how to manage content - DIY vs hiring others. We then talk about what makes good content.. how to choose topics.  I share my experience with the conversational writing...

In this episode I am joined by Melane Mullings.  Melane has an incredible story.  When she was just 17 she was diagnosed with cancer.  While she did beat cancer, the experience she had had a real impact on her and was a catalyst as to what she did with the rest of her life. One of the things I noted is she doesn’t just identify problems and endure through them.. once she has endured...

In this solo episode, I share my own business journey.  We've just completed the development of our last 2 plugins (total of 3) and the release is planned.  Then I talk Unified Toolkit and how these will be added there and what else we're doing.  And I reveal for the first time the new niche/vertical we are preparing to launch into. What does this all mean in the context of Unified...