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Dr. Michael Skyhar is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He provides expert care for a wide range of orthopedic conditions and injuries, with particular expertise in knee and shoulder arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, joint aspiration and drainage procedures, and other advanced surgical treatments. Dr. Skyhar's treatment philosophy emphasizes comprehensive, patie...

Fred Has 20+ years of formulation ,manufacturing, product development, marklet strategy experience focusing on luxury, prestige, skincare, haircare, liquid color and nutraceuticals with a primary emphasis on dermatology, spa, salon, direct to consumer, video and e-commerce brands.  Extensive knowledge in the naturally derived formulation technics, green chemistry and its formulation practices.  Pr...

For Long Island, New York-based entrepreneurial brothers Howard and Steven Silverstein, a fueling issue during a day on the water led to an a-ha moment that inspired an invention:  the CLiX . Designed to prevent fuel spills, wasted gas and messy cleanups, the CLiX is a one-click spill prevention system for gasoline and diesel boats – a $39.95 funnel-shaped secure attachment that keeps every drop o...

Aron Nathanson is Chief Operating Officer of GullyCricket, A fantasy sports betting company.  Aron built a software company to five million in revenue and sold it for 20 million dollars, and in the process created product management, customer care and sales teams.  He created a partnering program with 250+partners, 4 startups resulting in two sales in his career.

Elizabeth McCormick  had a decorated career as a decorated US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot winning military awards including the coveted Army Aviator Wings, and the Congressional Veteran Commendation. She subsequently built a career in small business, named one of the top 30 motivational speakers in the world, and one of the top 5 Leadership experts to follow online.  She presents to her liste...

Rob Braiman has a long-standing reputation as a “serial entrepreneur” and has spent over 19 years working directly with business owners to improve strategic planning, operations, growth, and profitability. Rob Braiman founded Cogent Analytics after spending over 10 years as a senior business analyst helping to improve and build main street businesses across the country. He has personally engaged w...

Founder and CEO of Complete Controller, a leading national business services firm, Jennifer Brazer believes that businesses and households alike should have access to excellent financial data to fuel their critical decisions. Founded in 2007, Complete Controller has become the turnkey client accounting services (CAS) department for CPA firms and small businesses across the country, allowing them t...

Andrew Hartman started Time Boss  a simple system designed to help time-strapped business leaders and their teams find their highest sustainable pace while maintaining their mental health. Andrew started his career as a Project Manager and then served as a COO for Tech and Software startups for nearly 2 decades.  Andrew developed the Time Boss system after years of anxiety and burning out himself...

Founder & CEO Marianne Boules is an experienced professional excelling in the intersection of public policy, social impact, and technical writing. She has both her bachelor's and master's degrees in Public Policy, where she graduated at the top of her undergraduate class and received a full scholarship toward her master's program. Recognized for her expertise, Marianne has been featured on var...

Dave Newell is the President and Founder of Evolve Leadership Consulting.  His key focus is in transforming small business with the Five Facets of Business framework  for exceptional alignment and success. For over 11 years , Dave has guided, coached, and implemented the innovative process ,which fosters team cohesion around culture, strategy, operations , story and finances.  Dave is on a mission...

Gary and Lori Parker have been delighting hundreds of WineSellar Wine Club members since 1984 with personally-selected, hard-to-find domestic, international wines and wine tasting trips around the world.  What makes it exciting is that aside from the wine club they own a award winning restaurant The WineSellar & Brasserie located in the heart of San Diego as well as a wine shop, winner of the...

Tim Gosselin who came on Episode 32, comes back again this time to interview me on his You Tube based podcast.  I decided to simulcast it here for our Small Business Horsepower listeners to learn more about the host.  Also, it's a great two way conversation in which we probe each other for answers and solutions facing Small Business Owners and the long travelled road to success.  

Ronnie acquired his B-1 General Contracting License in 1985, and started framing tract homes and apartment projects until 1990.  From 1990-1995 Ronnie starting developing his own projects until the construction and building market crashed.  Ronnie went back to framing and then graduated to general contractor in 2003 working with both residential and commercial properties.  Today he continues  to w...

Tim represents property owners and occupants throughout San Diego County. He has been a native to San Diego County since 1989. He has over 16 years of experience and has represented over 400 building owners or occupants in finalized sale and lease transactions. He was promoted to Principal due to his experience and client results. He has a strong market presence in Central San Diego and is a recog...

Rent The Chicken was founded by Phil and Jenn Tompkins of Freeport Pennsylvania in 2013.  Their objective is to help people have just one food source closer to their table.  We call this concept “Yard to Table”.  Each location is a family run affiliate helping families to bring one simple food source closer to their table one rental at a time. Rent The Chicken provides two to four egg laying hens,...

Genesis Amaris Kemp is a Visionary Life coach, Motivational Speaker, and Author. A Firecracker and “Mindset Hacker” a force to be reckoned with. Genesis is a woman that empowers others to speak up for themselves. Yes, it may be challenging; yes, it may hurt. But in the long run, she desires to encourage others to help those who may not have a voice. She is a trailblazer who wants others to live ou...

Ronak Shah is the CEO and Co-founder of Obvi, an eight-figure, collagen-focused supplement brand. Obvi was founded with one objective in mind: to present transparent products that deliver real results without sacrificing taste. In addition to running Obvi, Ronak is also the Co-founder of Ghost3Media, a successful digital marketing agency for fitness and health brands.

NISHA VORA is a food blogger, photographer, and stylist. After graduating from Harvard Law School and working as a lawyer for four years, she turned in her casebooks for cookbooks and launched a career in her dream world of food by creating RainbowPlantLife, a popular vegan Instagram account, blog, and YouTube channel. With food and photos as vivid, joyous, and wholesome as the title of her popula...

Steve Cederquist was born and raised in Southern California. The Arcadia native spent his teen years working weekends and holidays with his dad in the custom cabinetry business before being indoctrinated full time into the family business after college. Since then, the sought-after contractor – who first rose to stardom working on many celebrity homes in the late 80’s to current and was on the hit...

Cliff Duvernois is the founder of MotionSplash Solutions and the host of the “Entrepreneurs on Podcasting” show. I’ve always loved podcasting. I love the format, the medium … I love consuming podcasts. I love what podcasting can do for a business. What I don’t like … is the huge time suck it brought to my business. After years, I finally figured out a framework that takes what use to be 10-12 hour...

Chuck Crumpton is the Founder of Medpoint, LLC, a global consulting firm specializing in all areas of quality assurance, regulatory and clinical affairs. Medpoint, with over 250 employees/consultants, serves small, medium, and large medical device and pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Chuck started Medpoint in the toolshed of his garage in 2002. Prior to starting...

Brooke Lively is the CEO and Founder of Cathedral Capital, a team of CFO’s and Profitability Strategists who help entrepreneurs turn their businesses into profitable companies. After earning her MBA in Investments and Corporate Finance, Brooke built a 7- figure company in under 2 years. As a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), she and her team, work with Hall of Famers, INC 5000 businesses, CEO’s,...

Marc A. Silverman, PhD brings over 30 years of experience consulting to Family Businesses. He specializes in working with complex family systems of over 25 family shareholders and particularly in integrating the needs of different generations into clear succession and governance structures. An early member of this relatively new field, Dr. Silverman is considered a pioneer in Family Business, part...

Amy Scruggs has provided public speaking coaching and on-camera training for corporate clients by providing team training seminars, as well as for business executives and entrepreneurs, who are looking to enhance their virtual or digital media skills. As a Motivational Speaker, Amy uses examples from her own life story to help empower and motivate others.  As a Media Executive, Amy is known as the...

Alvin Poh was born in Singapore . He came from a working-class family in  Kovan , where his mother worked as a clinical assistant while his father worked multiple jobs. Poh has claimed that the lack of an allowance spurred him to find ways to have an income, and eventually was one of the reasons that led him to co-found the company with his school-mate. In 2002, Poh was 17 when he co-founded his f...