The Entrepreneurs' Guild Podcast

Danny is the founder of Apollo 21 — an innovation and product design studio. Apollo 21 focuses on delivering 3 primary offerings: Custom technology products and services that companies will sell to their customers - Bespoke software for use "inside the house" to streamline operations, create efficiency, and manage workflows – and Innovation strategy and implementation frameworks to help guide comp...

Simplify and automate your sales and marketing by turning your high-ticket services into stable, passive online revenue streams. Jay is the Founder of Profit Ladder, where he helps consultants and coaches turn their high-touch, hard-to-sell services into scalable, easy-to-buy offers that attract ideal clients and grow profits, on autopilot.

As a serial entrepreneur, Paul is one of our most interesting business partners with organizations in service industries, business advisory services, HR and payroll and hard money. His program discusses why entrepreneurs sometimes hold their families hostage, and he provides advice and experience in unique ways for entrepreneurs to avoid this issue by managing their time in three unique steps. We...

"You have to be growing faster than your business!" Soon is a multi-talented entrepreneur who embraces that quote by operating diverse purpose-driven businesses across North America and Europe. Her story begins when she was four and her family fled Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War. Today her accomplishments include strategy development for some of the world's top brands. A believer in "doing w...

Interesting programs, fascinating guests, thought-provoking business ideas, great advice, memorable quotes and funny stories … this is a recap of 2024's best podcasts.

Mike is the President & Founder of the Jam-ology Foundation a 501c(3) designed to promote social and emotional well-being, and enhancethe quality of life through art, music, and performance. Jam-ology fosters creativity, passion, and resilience in individuals of all ages and abilities, featuring many activities and opportunities including their signature "Creative Safe Space", a fun and creative w...

Who are your competitors? Are they in the cloud or 3 blocks away in brick-and-mortar? What is their competitive position versus your own? Have they introduced new products, services, or operating methods? Have they eliminated products or services? Have you had conversations with your customers about additions or changes they'd like to see in your business? Have you asked if there are products or s...

Will Rogers once stated, "I never met a man I didn't like." I believe that is because he stood face-to-face, eye-to-eye, shook hands and had a meaningful conversation. In business, you too need to apply that same method! As a small business or solopreneur, you must not rely on software or some app to build and maintain meaningful customer relations. Think about those 3 words individually, and coll...

Paul is a Musician and Artist who was born and raised in Cleveland. He had an early start playing in bands at age 14 and did all the Band's Branding and Promotion after discovering the power and need of such marketing. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art and started working in Commercial Art and Advertising. Paul moved to Florida in '91 and started his own Graphic Art and Advertising Busine...

When a Grand Opening for a small business occurs, there are important activities and considerations to be certain that it is successful, meaningful and will lead to return customers. This program is unique because Co-host Tom Fleury is quizzing Host Thom Stimpel about a Grand Opening that Thom and his wife have scheduled for a new art gallery they are opening. The ideas and lessons discussed here...

Henry is a hedonistic and opportunistic entrepreneur who speaks three languages. In 1976, as a teenager, he went in search of a lost city in the jungles of Honduras. In 1980 he built a business in college, setting up video game machines in laundromats. In 1984 Henry and his partner formed WoodMark Productions to purse two of his passions -- film production and travel. After a decade of travels, he...

Ishani is a senior at High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ. She is the founder of Girls Rule AI , a company that empowers girls globally by teaching them to build solutions using artificial intelligence. In the 9th grade, she recognized the gender gap in AI and started to offer free, hands-on AI courses. Through her leadership, Girls Rule AI fosters the next generation of female innovators,...

Carol is an unstoppable force in soloist woman entrepreneurship. Since 2009, she's conquered career shifts, liberated herself from a toxic marriage, and thrived through the pandemic as a leader in coaching. As the founder of the Beacon of Light Center, Carol empowers visionary women to unlock their potential across all aspects of life. She's known for her holistic approach, playful spirit, and unc...

Jamie is the designer and builder of a highly specialized portfolio of projects and ventures that respectively contribute to developing social, institutional and economic systems. These initiatives address complex societal challenges, invest in humanity, and build a fair, equitable and sustainable future. She has worked with clients across 13 countries, spanning various sectors, sizes, shapes, sco...

Your business can exceed expectations by putting an emphasis on building a great team environment. Communication will improve, the efficiency of the organization will be enhanced, problem solving is simplified, creativity blossoms and the positive sense of worth from all your employees will spread throughout the business community effectively making every one of your people an asset in marketing a...

Bobby is the CEO of Signa Marketing and Co-founder of Sector 7 Apps. He taught himself how to code websites in high school, which turned into a way for him to make a living. He focused his full-time efforts as a freelance web developer, which led him into the digital marketing world. Being the analytical and creative type, he grew a passion for digital marketing. After working at an automotive mar...

The knowledge of how best to accomplish accounting, reporting, budgeting & taxes is rare among most small business owners, yet too many owners tackle this responsibility themselves instead of focusing on what they do best. This can be time consuming and limit a company's success if that time is better spent elsewhere. This program is intended to illustrate how complex these activities can be, and...

Michael is a seasoned professional with a diverse teaching, design, leadership, and management background. His diverse experiences allow him to approach challenges from unexpected angles, often asking insightful questions others might overlook. By challenging the status quo, Michael helps organizations discover innovative solutions. Twice, he has found over $1,000,000 in annual recurring revenue f...

Larry Mandelberg solves complex problems!  As a consultant, speaker, and author, he represents the 5th generation of his family's business and 170 years of experience with organizational success.  Larry has launched four start-ups, led a merger, and performed a successful turnaround. (That's evidence of six complex problems, solved.)  A prolific writer, he has published more than 80 columns. As a...

Be where your customers are! That's the guiding principle for today's program. Social Media is an enormous topic and one that many people don't understand anywhere near as much as they think they do. What tools will you use and why? What social activities can -or perhaps should- be avoided? Are your posts truly "social", as they should be, or are you yelling at people via poorly planned and implem...

As an international business and life guide, Mel McSherry helps inspired but overwhelmed entrepreneurs honor their lives and become the architects of their own success. Mel uses their spiritual gifts and her 14+ years of business-building experience to slash entrepreneurs' stress and bring their success to life! By merging Human Design with traditional business development tools, Mel guides others...

You have a strong WHY, a meaningful mission statement and a far-reaching vision. You've developed a Unique Business Identity and a Unique Sales Proposition. All of this is wrapped into your marketing theory and you're ready to launch. Right? Perhaps not. Next you need to design and fully understand how you will roll out your business and operate it on a daily basis. We frequently see a lot of grea...

The majority of entrepreneurs we interview identify sales as an area they struggled with at the beginning. And many still struggle today! Why is that, and what can be done to vastly improve sales performance? That is today's topic.

Kelley is the Founder & CEO of Empowered Engagement. She has 20 years of experience in sales, and 15 in strategic sales. She built her career in global technology sales studying each aspect of the revenue process including lead generation, sales, account expansion and renewals. Kelley grew her career from making 100 phone calls per day during the 2007 recession, to leading a 300 person global sale...

Kyle is a Middle Market Commercial Insurance Broker working for Brown & Brown Insurance. He has been a Property & Casualty insurance broker for 14 years. Kyle helps Businesses, Non-Profits and Real Estate Investors safeguard their future through P&C insurance. He not only helps with the placement of insurance, but he acts as a risk manager, gaining a deep understanding of an organization and their...