The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Hire talented assistance without the hassle. Today on the show with us is Jelena Mijajlovic, the Founder and CEO of MyVA360. MyVA360 is an agency for virtual assistants. They match virtual assistants with the correct jobs and offers a personal touch of listening to the client. She listens to her clients to know what skill level they are at, hours they are available, and what wage they need. They a...

Created by lawyers, for lawyers. Today on the show with us is Brett Trembly, the Co-Founder of Get Staffed Up.  Brett started as a lawyer in 2011 and has grown his law firm to 24 lawyers. His company is based around staffing for law firms. Get Staffed Up was founded by lawyers, for lawyers and offers full-time staffing only. They hire virtual offshore staff from Latin America and employees of...

The ultimate client experience. Today on the show with us is Maya Gaddie, the Founder and CEO of Maya Gaddie International and host of the Bring More You to Your Work Podcast.  Maya created her business in 2011 when she realized how to monetize on what she already knows and has passion for. She helps coaches create and deliver a transformative signature program. Maya works with women to autom...

Managing your wealth. The guest for today is Sanger Smith, Managing Partner and Owner of Clearfork Wealth Management . Sanger began his career at Clearfork at a very young age and learned a lot about investing. Clearfork was founded 30 years ago as a private practice of what is now Ameriprise. Sanger has a unique approach to helping clients; he first asks them to take an assessment and then coache...

Breathe easier. The guests for today are Maggie and Paul Dobbins, the Founders of HeartFormSF. Paul has always been a problem solver. So when COVID-19 hit he began searching for ways to help people with mask-wearing for extended periods of time. Him and his wife Maggie have been lifetime entrepreneurs and came out of retirement to begin this company in June of 2020. They make an FDA approved plast...

Entrepreneurial Astrology. The guest for today is Rebecca Gordon, Entrepreneurial Astrologer and Owner of Rebecca Gordon Astrology. Rebecca connects the human mind with movements of the heavenly bodies to advise major entrepreneurs and executives. She has a solid reputation and has leading programs in astrology. She's also appeared on numerous national TV shows to discuss the topic. Rebecca brings...

Methods to money making. Today on the show is Joseph Hogue, the Founder of Let's Talk Money. Joseph started in 2014 and focuses on content research and content growth. He started a YouTube channel that has gained traction with 200k subscribers. He enjoys YouTube because of the face to face relationship and the community based around it. He speaks about investing and online entrepreneurship and how...

Stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Today on the show is Blair Koch, the CEO & Owner of The Alternative Board Denver West. The Alternative Board is literally an alternative to a board of directors for privately owned companies. They offer services, mentorships, coaching, facilitation, education, and resources for privately owned businesses within the 2 to 70 million range. TAB creates boar...

Saving business owners from overpaying tax and overspending cash. Today on the show is John Briggs, the Founder of Incite Tax . When John was growing up, he was bullied and as he grew into an adult he felt his mission was to stop bullying. To him, the IRS is one of the biggest bullies that should be challenged. Incite Tax believes that the IRS sucks at spending your money and wants to make sure yo...

Conquer the market. Today on the show is Josh Adler, the Co-Founder and Head Architect at ConvrtX. ConvrtX is more than just app development, but rather a global leader in software incubation providing multiple services for clients. They experienced rapid growth with 100 new clients within the last year, and they are Venture Capital backed. Josh approaches application development as one builds a h...

Embrace the power of your brand. Today on the show is Rebecca Rausch, the Owner and Chief Lizard at Neon Lizard Creative Marketing & Design.  Rebecca knew at age 12 that she wanted to become a graphic designer. She lives and breathes graphic design. With 9 remote employees all over the globe, Neon Lizard offers around the clock graphic design work. Only the highest quality artists are sel...

Managing your money. The guest for today is William Rhind, the Founder & CEO of Granite Shares. Granite Shares is an asset management company specializing in ETF and money managing. William has three parts to his business; investing in diversification strategies, income, and long term capitol growth. He's been in business for 20 years now and has worked with various companies of all sizes. Lea...

Turn website viewers into customers. The guest for today is Chris Thomas, the Founder of Yonder Agency.  Chris has a background in building and selling apps to Fortune 500 companies. He started Yonder Agency around a year and a half ago, focusing on guiding customers through the marketing process. He gives a lot away for free, and understands what it's like to work for non-profit and for corp...

Less work, more sales. The guest for today is Jeroen Corthout, the Co-Founder of Sales Flare and host of the Founder Coffee Podcast. Jeroen has co-founded a simply powerful CRM system that automates your data to build better relationships and make more sales. They focus on small and medium-sized businesses and help them automate sales process and follow up on leads. The system automatically maps o...

Develop repeatable profit growth. The guest for today is Martin Harshberger, the Founder & CEO of MartinHarshberger.com Martin is a consultant in strategic business planning and helps business owners understand their businesses better. He's worked in both corporate and his own businesses, and retired twice but it just didn't seem to stick. His extensive business ownership knowledge allows him...

Entrepreneurial freedom. Today we're joined by Mark Willis, the Founder of Lake Growth Financial Services. Mark started his entrepreneurial journey in 2008 when he graduated from college as a Certified Financial Planner and realized he wanted more than being an employee. He works with individuals, couples, and business owners who want to grow their wealth in a safe and predictable manner and creat...

Scale your nutrition business with a proven system. Today we're joined by Lisza Crisalle, the Co-Founder of Nutrition Business Profit System. Lisza, along with her partner Lucho Crisalle, utilizes her 16+ years coaching countless fitness studios, supplement stores, nutritionists, dietitians, medical practitioners, and personal trainers to help their clients scale their businesses. The Nutrition Bu...

Remote payroll made easy. Today we're joined with Afifa Siddiqui, the CEO & Founder of Canadian Payroll Services. Canadian Payroll Services matches the right employees with the right businesses. They then take care of all the payroll and Afifa built the software to automate the process, with H&R having a professional back office for companies. The majority of clients are USA companies and...

Today's solution for tomorrow's leaders. Today we're joined with Morag Barrett, the CEO & Founder of SkyeTeam . SkyeTeam works to coach IT techs and has been in business for 13 years. They make coaching fun and help companies connect the dots to solve problems in business. Morag has some good advice in this episode; Knowing and doing are two very different things. She helps teams implement bot...

Invest in a purpose. The guest on the show is Sascha Janzen, the Founder of Janzen & Co.  Sascha provides real estate services in Germany for investors. He only works with purpose-driven clients, building and managing real estate investment portfolios. They began in 2004 and continue to achieve true wealth by combining property with purpose. Learn more about how a good real estate investm...

Building a company culture. The guest on the show is Adam Clark, the CEO and Co-Founder of Tangible Solutions . Adam started his business around nine years ago, focusing on the orthopedic space and building a culture in that field. Tangible Solutions manufactures orthopedic titanium implants such as hips, knees, spines, or other body parts. The business began in Adam's garage and has grown to 20 e...

Vital oil & natural gas resources. On the show today is Grant Norwood, the Founder of Norwood Energy Corporation . Grant started his company in 2016. Norwood Energy helps mineral market ownership such as oil and gas and identifies Hot Spot; where high productions are to meet high profitability. They've worked with/partnered with a few other companies like Joint Venture, Black Horn, and Pioneer...

Vital oil & natural gas resources. On the show today is Grant Norwood, the Founder of Norwood Energy Corporation . Grant started his company in 2016. Norwood Energy helps mineral market ownership such as oil and gas and identifies Hot Spot; where high productions are to meet high profitability. They've worked with/partnered with a few other companies like Joint Venture, Black Horn, and Pioneer...

Trusted dental software. On the show today is Alex Zlatin, the CEO of MaxiDent Practice Management Software, and author of the book Responsible Dental Ownership MaxiDent is a dental software company that has created and continually improves how the dental office uses a chart-less software system. Alex and his team of 29 work closely to make and market viable dental software. He has created a non-p...

Make an impact. On the show today is Natasha Davis, the Owner of  Impact Branding  and author of the book Unleash Your Millionaire Mindset. Natasha is a brand strategist and educates the market on how to use branding. She believes you need to justify your place in someone's wallet and understand what the business pain points are. Natasha helps her clients understand those “Why?” question...