The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the co-founder of I-Fearless , David Stone.  I-Fearless helps left-brainers in tech and engineering conquer self-doubt and imposter syndrome. David shares that from the beginning, many of us are conditioned to believe everything we do is not enough. Fear is the common denominator throughout all of this. Infants a...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of MainStreet , Doug Ludlow.  MainStreet works with small businesses to help them use their time more efficiently to build their business. Between managing administrative tasks and finances, business owners have no time left to actually grow their company. MainStreet makes it easier than ever...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of Draft. Dev , Karl Hughes.  Draft. Dev writes technical content for companies that want to reach software engineers. Typically, the companies Draft. Dev works with are businesses that design tools for software engineers. They create content around things like continuous integration platforms...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the CEO and founder of Forma.ai , Nabeil Alazzam. Forma.ai changes the way large organizations pay and motivate their sales teams. There are 50 million sales representatives across North America that are paid on a variable compensation structure. How they’re paid is based on how well they do. Poorly managed compensatio...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder of The Thought Leaders , Doug McIsaac. Doug helps coaches and consultants multiply their impact, influence, and income without multiplying their hours. He also saves them from billing by the hour. Doug found that, after years of doing lead generation with his company Social Montana , his coach and consulta...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of Sartoris Digital , Nick Collins.  Sartoris Digital helps their clients put their business in the ‘right time’ and position to serve their ideal prospects. Nick and his team have worked with major companies such as Ford, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, United, Wilson, and more. Sartoris has...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to networking concierge, author, motivational speaker, podcaster, and the man known as “The Guy Who Knows a Guy”, Michael Whitehouse . Michael collects and connects people, so to speak. He loves fostering connections that provide value. Over time, he connected more and more people and realized this was a skill he could te...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder and CEO of Pushbutton Podcasts , Richard Matthews.  Pushbutton Podcasts is a full service podcasting agency that focuses on small business get into the small marketing game. Pushbutton Podcasts makes it as easy as ‘pushing the start and stop button’ for their clients to be podcasters. They handle ev...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder and CEO of Prominence Publishing , Suzanne Doyle-Ingram.  Prominence Publishing is a publishing company that exclusively works with business professionals to write non-fiction books. They work with professionals who want to use their book to leverage and position themselves better within their vertical...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Pikmykid , Pat Bhava.  Pikmykid provides dismissal automation solutions to schools so that children and parents don’t need to wait longer than necessary to be picked up from school. Their solutions make things easier for parents and kids and allows teachers to spend more time focusing on what really ma...

  In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Social27 , Ike Kehal. Social27 helps host virtual and hybrid events that make an impact. Ike shares that when they went to market in early 2020, once COVID-19 hit, they experienced a boom in business. Their solution was new but grew rapidly during the age of the pandemic. Josh and Ike explore the new...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the Chief Creative Officer of Podfest , Chris Krimitsos. Chris has an extensive background in the podcasting space. Podcasting is on demand, searchable audio that's syndicated through the internet, he explains. Podcasts are messengers that people can actually search for and find. They’re also extremely versatile and...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the author of the book Cycles: The Simplest, Proven Method to Innovate Faster While Reducing Risks and serial entrepreneur, Bryan Cassady.  Bryan explains that he’s helped to build eleven different companies and sold eight of them successfully. He ultimately began dabbling with teaching, where he discovered his p...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the CEO and founder of The Conscious Builder and The Conscious Builder Academy , Casey Grey. The Conscious Builder, based out of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, was created on the premise that you should always strive to be a conscientious leader in your space. Casey shares that he founded his business because ultimately, h...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the original co-founder of 1-800-DENTIST and the author of S uperbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days , Fred Joyal. Fred has a long and successful background in business. He is the original co-founder of 1-800-DENTIST, which generated over $1 billion in revenue and became the most recognized brand in...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to virtual CMO and author, Edwin Dearborn .  Edwin shares that he helps companies, who are doing well but don’t have a CMO on board, who want to become more growth-driven. In other words, he’s the perfect fit for a company that doesn’t want to hire a full time CMO but needs that guidance to get to the next level.&nb...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to leadership coach Andy Petranek . Andy is a life coach who serves a variety of people. His channel isn’t narrow; most of his clients have already achieved some level of success but realize what they’re doing isn’t getting them to their goals. He helps men and women find and achieve their life’s true purpose.  Josh...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder of Savvy Pro Web , Sean Rosensteel. Savvy Pro Web helps their clients simplify their marketing so they can have more opportunities to pitch to their ideal prospects. Sean says he and his team help uncover the untapped potential of their clients. But why aren’t these businesses having ‘at bats’ with their...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder of MiloTree , Jillian Leslie.  MiloTree offers a pop up app that lives on sites their users own that asks visitors to follow the site owner/business on social media or by email. You can boost your own social media following and your email list by tapping into your traffic flow, Jillian explains. The be...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the co-founder and CEO of LearnWorlds , Panos Siozos. LearnWorlds helps entrepreneurs create online courses from their own websites. Panos shares that what sets LearnWorlds apart is that they have an innate understanding of eLearning. LearnWorlds’ goal is to completely overhaul the eLearning space so that it becomes m...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder and CEO of Engagify , Anders Boulanger. Engagify helps companies make their events and teams more engaging. Their background is specifically in working trade show floors. Anders shares that his career background is that he is a magician, and he leveraged this skill set at tradeshows to draw engaging attenti...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the co-owner of The Franchise Consulting Company and the CEO of LeBrun Advisory Group , Rich LeBrun. Rich shares that he and his company helps their clients buy franchises or create their own franchise. Entrepreneurship is up, he explains, and many people want to be their own bosses and own their own businesses. The...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the owner of Real Estate Project Solutions , Max Fisch.  Real Estate Project Solutions was born because people in Max’s network asked how he sourced the VAs who worked within his real estate businesses. Real estate project solutions offers virtual real estate teams and data experts that investors and real estate p...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO and Owner of Oh Hello, Natalie Micale. Oh Hello is a full service creative digital agency that builds brands through strategy, identity, package, web development, design, and more. They also offer services around brand management that helps get their clients’ messages out there via digital advertising. Oh He...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to sales keynote speaker, the author of Better Selling Through Storytelling and The Sale Is In the Tale , “The Pitch Whisperer” John Livesay.  John and Josh discuss how many entrepreneurs feel like they’re drowning in a ‘sea of sameness’, as John puts it. What he shares is that you have to be an effective storyteller...