The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder and CEO of Diesel Laptops , Tyler Robertson. Diesel Laptops provides efficiency solutions for people fixing diesel equipment. Tyler shares that it’s not just highway workers who use diesel engines – there are actually more diesel engines off the highway than on it, so this is actually a massive industry...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of Virtudesk , Pavel Stepanov. Virtudesk is a company that provides trained and managed virtual assistants for small to medium sized businesses. They started working in the real estate space and have now branched into the insurance and even weather protection industries.  Josh and Pavel explor...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder and CEO of Zoomin Software , Gal Oron.  Zoomin Software helps customers of B2B companies self-serve more efficiently. Zoomin sets a completely new standard in how this is being done through technical content. In essence, they look at the customers of the businesses they work with and they determine how...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to a partner with ReadySpaces , Kevin Petrovic.  ReadySpaces provides small industrial spaces for small to medium sized businesses. Let’s say you’re a small business owner working out of your garage, but you need a slightly larger space (along with some equipment.) ReadySpaces provides full service, turnkey industri...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder and CEO of SJO Investments , Scott Oots .  Scott owns a real estate investment firm based in southern California. They buy about 200 houses annually, mainly in the fix and flip and wholesaling industries. He also coaches young entrepreneurs and investors on how to take the first steps in their busin...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to content strategist, writer, and podcaster with Simple Creative Marketing , Anfernee Chansamooth. Simple Creative Marketing focuses on producing customer success stories and case studies for B2B service and SaaS companies. They typically work with 7-figure or more companies on assets to help them sell more. Content crea...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Guestio , Travis Chappell.  Guestio is a pay-to-play platform marketplace that allows you to book yourself onto quality podcasts – or, if you’re a podcast, you can find amazing guests. This platform brings quality creators and guests together through Guestio’s network.  Guestio’s users are all ded...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with keynote speaker, coach, and founder of Phenom Leap Education , David Lindsay. Phenom Leap Education was born during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, David explains. David’s face-to-face coaching business was suddenly totally on hold. He and some like minded friends in his network came together and created t...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the owner and founder of the G$D Agency Accelerator , Cody Getchell.  Cody shares that he and G$D focus on traffic, sales, and systems. He and his business partner have worked around 15 years in the agency space. They found the most important, key aspects of successful scaling involved all three of those areas. H...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the President of Blaze PR , Matt Kovacs. Blaze PR is a lifestyle agency that focuses on challenger brands. They want to help these brands make their marketing dollars go that much farther, especially in the lifestyle space. They have an opportunity to work in numerous mediums with the flexibility of their vertical, s...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the CEO of Executive Ownershift , Dan Norenberg . Executive Ownershift is the framework Dan created for executive and strategic teams to help them improve their leadership skills and organizational results. Dan shares his background and explains how he ended up living in Europe. Dan shares that he was able to follow hi...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of LeadRoll , Tyler Kemp.  LeadRoll works with high-ticket companies to help them scale exponentially, up into the multi millions. LeadRoll gets rid of the bad outbound marketing approaches and ‘growth hacks’ without cutting corners. They get guaranteed results on a performance basis. They fill their clie...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Kyle Nelson and Eli Libby, the co-founders of Results Imagery. They’re also the co-hosts of Biz Bros.  Results Imagery was founded about 6 years ago and they help brands and agencies create exceptional photos and videos. Ultimately, this support will generate more revenue and customers for the companies they wo...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Fortuna Advisors ’ Gregory Milano. Fortuna Advisors works with companies to help them embrace leadership culture. As companies grow, they need more help in behaving like they’re in it for the long haul. If you set the bar low, it becomes too easy to reach your goal. Shoot higher and set ambitious goals for your team t...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the founder and CEO of Fons , Eric Branner.  Fons schedules payments on autopilot. Before he began his business, Eric was a classical musician. Eric found that operating his own studio saw most pain points in its payment process. This is what led him to start Fons.  Fons offers a robust platform that focuse...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the Brand Navigator, Lauren Clemett . Lauren grew up in New Zealand very independently near the bush of the country. That was where she learned her bushcraft skills which is something she’s always carried with her. This upbringing really shaped who Lauren became; in the bush, they never became lost, only temporarily di...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder and CEO of Kexino , Gee Ranasinha.  Kexino is a small business marketing agency. They started 14 years ago and since then have helped around 400 businesses, from all sorts of industries, with strategic marketing solutions. They attack every project from a business perspective and they focus heavily...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder of The Success Alliance , Karyn Greenstreet. The Success Alliance educates people about what mastermind groups are and how powerful they can be when executed properly. Karyn shares what a mastermind really is; it’s a group of likeminded people who share the same goals. The topics are endless and they meet...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the founder and CEO of Nuclius , Pace Ellsworth.  Nuclius builds software, websites, and mobile apps. They work with any business that wants to simplify technology and use modern technology to automate processes – and potentially double their margins. Nuclius finds the solutions to simplify technology.  Pac...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder of Book Speak Repeat , Kerry Heaps.  Kerry started her business in 2005. Kerry shares her business began in the acting industry before she became an event planner. That path eventually led to an interest in marketing and speaking. She explains that she loves process and she figured out the routine o...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the co-owner of The Prepared Group , Ken Cook.  The Prepared Group licenses intellectual property around marketing strategies to other marketing agencies. The reality is that most agencies aren’t profitable and they work tireless hours every month for only a few thousand in revenue. They need better strategies t...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to fractional CMO and the founder and CEO of KEO Marketing , Sheila Kloefkorn. KEO Marketing helps entrepreneurs operate their businesses from a marketing perspective. They work primarily with mid-market B2B companies. They’ve worked with this model for 22 years and Sheila serves as an outsourced CMO. Her team operates as...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder of Virtua Consulting , Justin Esgar. Virtua Consulting is a management service provider that works in the virtual computing space. Virtua Consulting is a family of businesses including IT Consulting, Business Consulting, Conferences, and Learning. They also develop software and hardware solutions as well...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to Dr. Ginger Bratzel .  Dr. Ginger is a business developer and strategist. She began her career as a dentist, she shares, and she found out the hard way that business isn’t as easy as just being good at what you do. You need to tweak and reframe your business and serve your customers truly in order to see results. D...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder of South Street & Co ., Kaitlyn Study.  South Street & Co. is a digital marketing agency that helps small to medium sized businesses grow their reach online. They specialize in service-based companies, such as doctors, lawyers, landscapers, and more. They help with everything from email mark...