The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder, CEO and Business Advisor of Revampologist, LLC , Kareen Zahr Walsh . Kareen emphasizes that change is necessary to achieve different outcomes, particularly in business. She notes that leaders often have to navigate various dynamics when it comes to change and must be comfortable with change to effective...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Podcast Host and Founder of Positive Popularity , Dave Molenda . Dave explains that customer experience, often abbreviated as CX, is the overall perception and interaction that a customer has with a company or product. It encompasses all customer touchpoints with a brand, including pre-purchase research, the purch...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the General Partner of Flint Capital , Andrew Gershfeld . Flint Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in promising entrepreneurs and technology ventures with global ambitions. The firm's unique global positioning allows it to support Israeli and European experiences as they expand into the US market. Accord...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Yellowdig , Shaunak Roy.   Yellowdig is a company that provides active learning solutions for educational institutions. They aim to help students be more engaged and retain more of the knowledge they study by integrating interactive and collaborative learning tools into the classroom. These...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder & CEO of Particle 41 , Benjamin Johnson . Connecting with Benjamin Johnson would be beneficial due to his extensive experience and expertise as a technology leader. His strong background in open-source programming and various frameworks and ability to scale and lead engineering teams in diverse environ...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Method Marketing , Lucy Mowatt .   Lucy shares that adding a touch of intrigue to content can pique the audience's interest and increase the chances of it being viewed. She also emphasizes the importance of knowing your audience; the better a business knows its audience, the more effective...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Scalable Path , Damien Filiatrault .   Scaleable Path is a premium vetted remote software development marketplace. Damien states that individuals who use their services can expect to have a better experience working with developers who can help them define their needs and build a strategy a...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO and owner of NEXT.Law , Anthony Millin .   According to Anthony, Next.law's new model offers a solution to one of the challenges that startups often face: the lack of predictability and sustainable legal fees. By productizing legal services and offering fixed prices, Next.law aims to make the cost of le...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Serial Entrepreneur, Director of Limitless Mentoring , Elliot Wise .   Limitless Mentoring is the first proper alternative to traditional academia. Their approach to learning and development focuses on providing mentorship and guidance to individuals looking to achieve their goals. It gives a more hands-on, p...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Best-Selling Author, Founder and Chair of NextChapter , Faisal Hoque .   Faisal briefly talks about his best-selling book, Everything Connects, and gives the main takeaways readers should look for. He emphasizes the importance of understanding how humanity, science and technology, and how this understanding...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Podcast Host, Strategic Consultant of Expert In You , Ann Carden .   Ann is a consultant and coach who specializes in helping people turn their expertise into a successful consulting business. Her unique top-down approach allows her clients to earn six figures by leveraging their suite of services. Her appr...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CoFounder of Riverbend Consulting , Lesley Hensell . Riverbend Consulting provides services to assist sellers in navigating the complex rules and regulations of the Amazon marketplace. They may offer guidance on product listing optimization, account management, and compliance with Amazon's policies.   Lesley...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO and Founder of Ignition , Derek Osgood .   Ignition is a platform that helps companies create structured launch plans by providing tools and resources tailored to the launch process's specific communication needs. Derek advises businesses that treating each launch as a smaller version of future launches...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Brand Champion and CEO of Brand Iron , Michael Doyle . Michael is an expert in building great brands and Brand Iron helps its clients achieve their desired results. His company, Brand Iron, works with clients to develop a strategic brand plan, make brands quantifiable, trackable and produce desired outcomes.  Acco...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Sigjun Gudjonsdottir , Europe’s #1 Online Best Mentor, Award Winning Business Coach, International Speaker and Bestselling Author of Kickstart Your Online Business: Create an Online Course and Start to Make Sales. Sigjun shares her mission to use online business to accelerate gender equality for female entrepreneurs...

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Unlocking Success by Rewriting Subconscious Programming: Insights from Elite Performance Coach Alaina Schwartz On a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur , we had the privilege of hosting Alaina Schwartz, Elite Performance Coach and founder of Alaina Schwartz Enterprises. With years of experience empowering small business owners to reach their highest potential, Alaina shared transformativ...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Carly Cais, Founder and CEO of RevvSpark . Carly shares her passion for helping B2B companies succeed by producing full funnel content and copywriting for them to increase retention and sales. She explains the importance of providing a great onboarding experience with their customers - onboarding scripts, email sequ...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Greg Edwards, CEO of Canauri . Greg shares the process by which Canauri could protect, detect and stop ransomware caused by cybercriminals. He says their system could recognize it, kill it and isolate the machine running the ransomware attacks. He adds that ransomware happens all the time - every 11 seconds every da...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Jason Byer, Marketing and Partnerships Manager at Crowdspring . Jason talks about the impact he provides to CrowdSpring and his passion for helping businesses grow and shape their brand into something much stronger through the services they provide. He says they've curated their market heavily by bringing in talente...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Client Attraction Pros , Atiba de Souza . Video content is a powerful medium for businesses to attract new clients and establish themselves as thought leaders in their respective niche. Client Attraction Pros use video to help businesses grow by leveraging its ability to convey information in an engaging an...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO and Founder of Great Mondays , Author of Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love , Josh Levine. Josh shares his passion for helping leaders create the kind of company culture they want for their employees. He says defining corporate culture and creatively designing it, as they see fit,...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Keynote Speaker, Owner of One Man with a Plan , #1 Best Selling Author, David Nordel . David shares his passion for helping people and organizations overcome the unknown and take the next step towards self-improvement and betterment by developing leadership attitudes they can adapt. He says that everything we do - t...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Emre Fadillioglu, Co-Founder and CEO of AppSamurai and Storyly . Emre shares his passion for helping brands achieve their growth goals in the mobile growth industries. He shares some of the established and newly launched brands they work with all over the world. Emre says there are many manual consulting processes w...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with self-leadership & business coach, author of Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We're Afraid to Put First , Erin Baker . Erin shares their passion for helping business leaders feel more joyful in all areas of their lives to make a meaningful impact in people's lives and the world. Erin says they know a l...