The Mark Haney Podcast

I hope you all had a Christmas Jail kind of christmas!! This is a special throwback show to when the show was Entrepreneurs Unlimited and it was a live radio talk show. Marcus Haney and Tom Sisneros were my two co-hosts and we talk about the true meaning of Christmas. I also tell my Christmas jail story, the story of my favorite Christmas as a child.  You will see a familiar face as I sit down and...

Sometimes, we just don’t know what we don’t know when growing a business, especially in areas like HR compliance.  Nothing can bring a small business to its knees faster than being caught out of compliance. My guest, Kim Silvers, the President of Silvers HR, has forgotten more about HR/staying compliant than most of us will ever know. Kim and I talk about HR best practices that will keep you out o...

Did you know that 80% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by our login credentials being compromised? 3.3 billion credentials are stolen every year and small businesses can be held liable for the damage. If you are not using Multi Factor Authentication, you will want to tune in to this segment and learn more about the solution my guests have built. In today’s digital world it has never been more...

I always say the best way to learn is by jumping in and scraping your knees and the second best way to learn is from those who have been there, done that. I sit down with a man has forgotten more about entrepreneurship than most of us have learned, Roger Akers. On episode 155 Roger Akers and I talk all about small business growth. Roger has not only successfully built and exited his own company, b...

On episode 154, I sit down with serial entrepreneur and crypto trading expert, Robert Beadles. Robert has built several companies in the crypto world. Robert provides us with insight into where crypto/bitcoin is and where it is going. We talk about how crypto is slowly becoming accepted, the advantages to using it as a business owner, and the role it will have in society in the future.  What are y...

 On episode 153 I sit down with the President & CEO of Tipsy Putt, Brandon Robinson. Brandon is the licensee of Flat Stick Pub and opened his first location in the Sacramento DOCO. This is not Brandon's first brick and mortar business as the founder of Skin Body Soul Medspa. So, we dive straight into what you need to know about commercial lease agreements and Tenant Improvements when starting...

 On episode 152, I sit down with 3 time Crossfit Games athlete, founder of Anywhere fit and the NorCal Classic Competition, and co-host of Beyond the Barbell, Blair Morrison. We dive into one of my favorite topics, fitness! We dive into how fitness can exponentially increase your focus, sharpness, and productivity in everyday life and ultimately help you to achieve your Big Hairy Audacious Goals....

On episode 151 I sit down with the Sacramento Kings DJ, DJ Eddie Z. Eddie has had the entrepreneurial spirit from a very young age. We talk about our first entrepreneurial experiences. We both had a paper route and learned to differentiate ourselves from the competition which led each of us to having the most successful paper routes in our area. Eddie, like any good entrepreneur, parlayed his skil...

 On episode #150 I sit down with the rock star founder of Topia, who has raised over $100 million, Brynne Kennedy. Topia has been a major market disrupter and is leading the way on how companies manage their talent mobility. Brynne and I talk about how to raise money for a business, how women business owners still have difficulty raise money for a business, and her journey of raising $100 Million....

 On episode #149 I sit down with the founder and CEO of Acton Academy Placer, Matt Beaudreau. He used to work in the public school system and saw first hand how it wasn't preparing our youth for the real world. So, he founded Acton Academy to be a part of the solution. We sit down to talk about how Acton is flipping school on it's head by creating youth leadership, the entrepreneurial mindset, ind...

On episode #148 I sit down with a man that has had an incredible entrepreneurial career. He has had six businesses that have been #1 in their market. Don Whitaker is now the CEO of Ceronix who help design the first digital color monitor. He was also behind the touch sensor that helped bring the first Apple iPhone to life. His touch sensor is now in around half of the touch screens including the to...

On episode #147, I sit down with peak performance speaker and author, Roger Crawford, to talk about mindset. Mindset is one of my favorite topics, so we take a deep dive into the components of a winning mindset and how to develop/change your mindset in order to unleash your full potential. Roger shares the tactics and habits that he has used in order to overcome the obstacles he has faced in his l...

On episode #146, I sit down with Mary Kathryn Johnson, the CEO of Messenger Funnels. Mary is a leading expert in a new form of marketing called conversational marketing. We talk about the differences between traditional and conversational marketing. We also dive into what chatbots are, how to use them to interact with potential customers, and the exciting future of marketing and chatbots. Reaching...

On episode #145 I sit down with Jordan Darling, the founder of Free Form Factory. Jordan developed the worlds first electric jetski, which led to Free Form being acquired by unicorn Nikola Motor Company. At the age of 27, Jordan is the VP of Powersports for a company valued at 4 billion dollars. We talk about how Trevor Milton and Nikola are on the verge of changing the world through electric vehi...

 On episode 144, I sit down with friend and rockstar entrepreneur Jeff Rizzo, the CEO of Rizknows (one of my portfolio companies). Jeff and his business partner Matt are creating a remarkable online business fueled by their YouTube channels. Jeff shares some tips and tricks about how to create quality content, the fundamentals of optimizing your videos on YouTube, and how to create an online affil...

 On episode #143 I sit down with former Java City CEO, Craig Hettrich. Craig is now the founder and CEO of The Hettrich Group, where he helps CEOs implement processes and strategies to take their company to the next level. Today we talk about the recession that everyone says is looming and how to not only prepare for it, but be able to grow during the economic downturn and come out the other side...

 On episode #142 of The Mark Haney Show I sit down with podcaster and entrepreneur Philipp Hartmann. Philipp runs two media businesses, one in Switzerland and the other in South Africa, while simultaneously starting a new podcast called Being Dad. We talk podcasting, what it's like being a father/entrepreneur, and entrepreneurship around the world. If you are a father, check out Philipp's podcast,...

 On this very special episode of The Mark Haney Show, I sit down with my daughter, Ashley Haney. Ashley is the ultimate #momtrepreneur! She recently merged Haney Garcia Realty with one of the largest franchises in the area, Coldwell Banker. She is also the youngest ever president elect for Placer County Association of Realtors, and on top of all that she is raising two incredible kids! I sit down...

Ever wonder how a company with revenue in the 9 figures made that happen? Ever wish the CEO would share the "secret sauce" that got them there? Well, in episode 140 of the Mark Haney Show that is exactly what happens. I sit down with my good friend and the CEO of Trifecta Nutrition, Greg Connolly. He shares the tactics he used to make his company the number one organic meal delivery service in the...

On episode 139 I sit down with the rock star CEO of Lifograph and my next door neighbor, Dea Wilson. Dea is raising money for her new venture and she is using a method that is fairly new, equity crowd funding. This method democratizes investing into startup companies by allowing anyone to be investors. I dive deeper into equity crowd funding to find out how it works, what companies it works for, a...