Josh Elledge · UpMyInfluence.com & PodVerified.com

The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

The Thoughtful Entrepreneur features candid, commercial-free conversations with the founders, CEOs, and B2B leaders building the companies and ideas shaping their industries. Each episode runs 15-25 minutes, built for busy professionals who want substance without the filler. Guests include agency owners, consultants, coaches, and executives with real stories, hard-won lessons, and specific insight for business leaders focused on growth. Host Josh Elledge has conducted 3,000+ interviews, helped launch 300+ podcasts, and has been directly involved in generating $40M+ in client results through re...

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Josh Elledge · UpMyInfluence.com & PodVerified.com

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Business

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PodVerified.com

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

1287 – Developing Your Playbook with Growth Molecules’ Emilia D’Anzica 15.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with the founder of Growth Molecules, Emilia D’Anzica. Growth Molecules helps companies develop their strategies and playbooks for what happens after their product has been purchased. This can help influence repeat customers and positive word of mouth for their company. Emilia discusses previous clients and what engageme...

1286 – Think Outside the Box with Jas Takhar 14.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with real estate broker, sales strategist, and host of his own podcast, Jas Takhar. Jas Takhar discusses his now almost 30 years of experience in real estate and media. He shares how he enjoys the process of leaders becoming and developing other leaders.  Jas believes in giving away all your best education as your s...

1285 – Good Business in Any Language with TTC Wetranslate’s Levent Yildizgören 13.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Co-Owner of the TTC wetranslate , Levent Yildizgören. TTC wetranslate helps businesses get their message across to foreign areas using different languages. This is done so consumers feel comforted that they can understand the language being used for marketing. TTC wetranslate works with a range of businesses, ho...

1284 – The Joy of Missing Out with Brueckmann Executive Consulting’s Alex Brueckmann 12.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of Brueckmann Executive Consulting , Alex Brueckmann. Alex Brueckmann helps business owners create maps to achieve success in their business. Alex explains that strategy is not as difficult as many people make it out to be. Individuals find this difficult because they may not have a background in marketi...

1283 – Creating Binge-able Content with Ballistic Arts’ Ted Lau 11.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with the owner and CEO of Ballistic Arts, Ted Lau. Ballistic Arts is a digital marketing lead generation agency for servicing B2B service providers, distributors, and manufacturers all along the west coast. Ballistic Arts help clients grab leads through compelling digital marketing with data provision.  Ted shares h...

1282 – Smart Marketing with RebelFish’s Liz Cortes 10.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with co-founder of Rebel Fish Local, Liz Cortes. Rebel Fish is a marketing agency that loves to help local businesses drive online traffic through search engine optimization and google advertising. Liz discusses the importance of updating systems and the importance of google analytics to understand online traffic. This a...

1281 – Set Goals for Your Lifestyle with Sabrina Runbeck 09.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant, Bestselling Author, and Performance Productivity Consultant , Sabrina Runbeck. Sabrina explains her beliefs on how we have more leadership and decision making issues than an issue with burnout. Comparisons are often made within business as a way to measure performance in a...

1280 – Innovation Fueling Success with iResearch’s Darshan Mehta 08.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of iResearch and Author of Getting to Aha!: Why Today’s Insights Are Tomorrow’s Facts , Darshan Mehta. Darshan explains that quantitative and qualitative data and surveys allow for better results. This is because you are gathering data rather than blindly trying to find the right decision. Surveys are a...

1279 – Cut Your Cloud Cost in Half with CAST’s Leon Kuperman 07.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with the Chief Technological Officer CEO of Cast, Leon Kuperman. Cast’s mission is to work with customers in the specific cloud technology space to ensure that they are not wasting resources in cloud expenditure. Through this discovery with clients, Cast promises to help you save half of your bill. Leon discusses cloud t...

1278 – Safety in Events with Alison Katschkowsky 06.08.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with Health and Fitness Business Innovation and Strategy Coach, Alison Katschkowsky. Retreats are an opportunity to come together and grow with people from all different types of experiences. With more than five years of creating the retreat process and having been in the health and fitness industry for thirty years, Ali...

1277 – Write a Book Without Writing a Word with Paperback Expert’s Michael DeLon 05.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the President and Founder of Paperback Expert , Michael DeLon. Paperback Expert helps small business owners publish books and use their book to grow their business. Michael explains that they use a process of writing by the client and writer talking to one another so the writer can gather relevant data for their boo...

1276 – Building a Relevant Body of Work with The Recognized Authority’s Alastair McDermott 04.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Marketing Coach and Podcast Host of The Recognized Authority , Alastair McDermott. Alistair McDermott focuses on helping others through determining their specialization and making an authority content plan. Alastair explains the stages of gaining authority in business. Within the novice stage, one must gain experien...

1275 – Being While Becoming with Caruso Leadership Institute’s Joe Caruso 03.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Keynote Speaker and Founder of the Caruso Leadership Institute , Joe Caruso. Joe Caruso works with a multitude of clients ranging from organization leaders to the United States Navy. His work involves helping clients understand their mindset and the collective mindset to learn how to influence those mindsets. Jo...

1274 – Let’s Talk Lead Gen with Jennie Wright 02.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Lead Generation Expert, Jennie Wright . Jennie helps individuals such as business owners by teaching them how to gain leads and generate profit without being sucked into the typical market that leaves them empty handed. Jennie explains that many of the Lead Generation Experts are doing it wrong and harming their...

1273 – Buy and Sell Smarter with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services’ Christy Budnick 01.08.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices , Christy Budnick.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a global real estate agency  with around 1500 offices. They have offices in all 50 states as well as many countries globally. The current state of the market does not cause any concern for Christy as the curre...

1272 – Building Financial Forecasts with Financial Modeling Institute’s Ian Schnoor 31.07.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with the executive director of Financial Modeling Institute, Ian Schnoor! He has a wealth of knowledge in the financing industry. With more than twenty-five years of experience as a financial professional, Ian Schnoor understands the industry well. Starting a Citibank, Ian expanded to becoming president and founder of Th...

1271 – Supporting the Buyer with BKW Property Solution’s Brian O’Neill 30.07.2022

On today’s episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with creative finance specialist, Brian O’Niell. He is founder and CEO of BKW Property and host of the podcast The W2 Prison Break Show. Brian O’Niell shares with us his expertise of today’s current housing market needs and trends. With his background also in coaching, Brain gives his knowledge in a comprehensible way th...

1270 – Pulling Your Audience On Social Media with Amanda Abella 29.07.2022

On today's episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, we are so excited to speak with CEO of Make Money Your Honey, Amanda Abella! She is a business coach that specializes in online branding and high ticket sales. Amanda works primarily with women coaches and teaches frameworks to help increase revenue while working less. With all of her experience and knowledge in online branding, she breaks down th...

1269 – Sell it Like a Mango with The Sales Evangelist’s Donald Kelly 28.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the author of Sell It Like a Mango: A New Seller’s Guide to Closing More Deals , Donald Kelly. Josh asks Donald about his overall work and what it is that he does and how he helps people. Donald explains that essentially they help B2B companies to improve their sales. From individual sales reps that they train, from b...

1268 – Notability on Wikipedia with The Mather Group’s Josh Greene 27.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO of The Mather Group , Josh Greene. The Mather Group is an organization focused on three things: SEO (search engine optimization), paid media, and Wikipedia. Josh Elderedge and Josh Greene discuss Wikipedia and how they help big companies understand what Wikipedia is or isn't, what expectations should be, and...

1267 – Get Your Business Out of Your Brain with Trainual’s Chris Ronzio 26.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge, speaks with the CEO of Trainual , Chris Ronzio.  Josh and Chris discuss the mission of Trainual which is a business playbook training manual for businesses. Chris talks about history, vision, values, asking why, co-workers, and the rules that are established within businesses. Josh asks Chris if in a perfect world, what w...

1266 – Doing Outreach Right with Respona’s Farzad Rashidi 25.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Lead Innovator and Co-Founder of Respona , Farzad Rashidi. Respona is a platform that helps businesses create partnerships with publications in their sector to gain editorial backlinks to their website. It also helps with gaining organic traffic from Google. A tool that is heavily focused on helps clients identi...

1265 – Your Brain’s Personal Secretary with Selfluence’s Blaine Oelkers 24.07.2022

1265 - Your Brain's Personal Secretary with Selfluence's Blaine Oelkers

1264 – Keep Your Employee’s Attention with Local’s Neil Bedwell 23.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founding partner of LOCAL , Neil Bedwell.  Josh and Neil discuss LOCAL and its impact of working with top global brands. Josh shares how LOCAL provides a very unique value. Neil expresses how lucky LOCAL has been in being able to help brands navigate change. LOCAL is a group of marketers that are now focusi...

1263 – Find Purpose In Your Work with Matter Logic’s Katie Burkhart 22.07.2022

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder and CEO of Matter Logic , Katie Burkhart.  Josh and Katie discuss what it is that Matter Logic does. Katie explains that in its simplest form it is a different way of thinking about and running a business in the day to day. Matter Logic questions “What’s the point,” asking the key element questions...

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