The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Peak performance & personal growth. Today we're joined with Christopher Dedeyan, Professional Speaker and Life Coach at Dedeyan Enterprises. Christopher is a learning disability advocate for others. He has dealt with learning disabilities himself, and his own experience helps him optimize people who want to be peak performing individuals. Originally he started his career as a real estate broke...

Perfect party preparation. Today we're joined with Lisa Bader, the CEO of Birthday Butler . Birthday Butler sells All-in-One party kits that are reusable. They have various kits from birthdays to any holiday imaginable. They can create a Pinterest-worthy party done for you with their party kits. These kits are essential for parties and any occasion that needs a little decorating. Learn more about...

A quicker way to search the web. Today we're joined with Bill Alderson, the Chief Technology Officer at the Security Institute. Security Institute handles certification and training for security professionals, and information for avid tech users. In this episode we talk a bit about Quic, a new way to speed up your internet by enabling a system already in your computer. Quic bypasses certain measur...

Levels of leadership. Today the guest is Cory Lee, CEO and Founder of Cory Lee Leadership and host of the Podcast Principal with Cory and Logan. Cory is a business coach, speaker, and trainer. He previously worked in the Physical assistant background, and later pivoted from physical therapy to coaching once he experienced a great burnout. He owned 2 physical therapy clinics and 4 gyms. Now he focu...

Avoid business burn-out. Today we're with Lee Chambers, the CEO and Founder of Essentialise Functional Life Coaching. Lee makes workplace well-being a top priority. Essentialise delivers well-being strategies and workshops, programs, and coaching opportunities. Lee also coaches business owners how to scale. He started this company when he had lost his health due to stress from his first business....

Manage your reputation. Today we're joined by Eric Grundhoefer, the Owner and CEO of Rank K.O. Rank K.O. is a reputation management company that can make a brand from scratch. They began in 2014 as a digital marketing company, and still use a lot of digital marketing services. Eric says there is a lot of research that comes prior to taking a PR case. Learn more about Rank K.O. and hear us talk abo...

From startup to success. Today the guest is Kelly Bagla, the Founder and CEO of Go Legal Yourself.  Kelly never thought she would become an entrepreneur since she loved her career working in law firms, but when she discovered a gap that needed to be filled within her own law firm she created Go Legal Yourself. They are an online service that helps entrepreneurs with the legal start up of thei...

Bring human connection to business. Today the guest is Michelle Hartzman, the owner of Michelle Hartzman LLC. Michelle helps online coaches grow to six figures organically. She does this through various group programs and her compassion for her clients is what keeps them coming. She cares for her clients and treats them like real people. It's pretty surprising, she has created a clientele and comp...

Messages that convert. Today we're joined with Summer Mulder, the Founder and CEO of The Draw Shop , and host of the podcast Back Stage Business. The Draw Shop is all about making your most important messages heard and seen through white board animation videos. They make sure to portray exactly what the client wants to create. Summer started in copywriting, sales letters and ghost-writing and a cl...

Rocket-fuel your product. The guest for today is Elisabeth Bohlmann, the VP of Client Strategy at December Labs . December Labs does development and design for software companies, building web and mobile products. Elisabeth is a traveler and based in Uruguay currently. The company however is still US Based, and began in 2014. They like to create partnerships with their clients and work a lot with...

Marketing with purpose. The guest for today is JC Hite, Founder and CEO of Hite Digital , and host of the Podcast Digital Agency Hacker. Hite Digital is a white label digital marketing agency, launching as a franchise very soon. His agency scaled from 1 to 50 employees remarkably fast. JC is based in Nicaragua, and loves empowering people. He's committed to creating 1000 jobs for 3rd world countri...

Scale, enhance, maximize. The guest for today is Olin Hyde, the Founder and CEO of LeadCrunch . LeadCrunch focuses on finding the ideal audience for B2B marketers and lowers customer acquisition costs. They had a rough first half of the year with Covid, but after that, they've seen 150% growth. He hires the best employees and pays them above market value because he believes his employees are his l...

New show host! Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos. Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily. Listen in on us talk about...

Social Media Spotlight. Today the guest is Jay Jay, the Founder of Jay Jay Agency.  Jay Jay helps other influencers and coaches gain traction on Instagram. In his words, he will bring you from out of the shadows to the spotlight. Social media is one of the best ways to get attention and gain profitability. Jay used to be a magician for the last 15 years and loved being on stage and from there...

Double your business by focusing on less. On the show today is David Wood, the CEO of Focus.ceo. Focus.ceo's main priority is quite obvious: Focus. David helps business owners who are feeling scattered to double their revenue and time off. They offer an extensive nine step program that breaks down the process. Their goal is to increase productivity and create a work environment that makes you focu...

B2B Solutions. On the show today is Dancho Dimkov, the Founder and Chief Executive Bee at BizzBee Solutions. Based in Macedonia, BizzBee specializes in the B2B world targeting high ticket service providers. They stand by a zero ad philosophy and choose to build relationships with clients rather than spamming them. BizzBee has been running for 5 years working to improve B2B solutions. Learn more ab...

Tracey Bissett is the Chief Financial Fitness Trainer at Bissett Financial Fitness. Tracey has been in business since 2016 as a financial coach. They help businesses in the 6-7 figures range and approach everything at a positive angle. She helps businesses find financial confidence and understand where and how to profit the most. Tracey also runs her own podcast and is kickstarting another.

Today we're joined with Mike Lander, CEO and Founder of Piscari.  Piscari is all about helping companies negotiate better commercial deals with their clients and suppliers. Mike was previously a procurement director. Now he works with smaller suppliers that work with big companies. This is what sets him apart -- he has the insight of having been on the other side of this where he was being ta...

Louis Mosca is the Executive Vice President of American Management Services. Started in 1986, American Management Services strives to to assist for-profit businesses in all areas: cash flow, employee and customer retention, employee training, and more. They are different than any other consulting firm because they stay by their word and are committed to meeting your expectations. They visit client...

The guest on the show today is Eric Partaker, the CEO, coach, and peak performance expert at EricPartaker.com Eric works with seasoned entrepreneurs and business owners to provide executive coaching with a peak performance angle. He focuses on what he calls the three pillars of growth: Become a better version of yourself, become a better leader, and build a better company. He offers one-on-one coa...

Today on the show is Kevin T. Robertson, Co-Founder and CEO of Speaker Focus. Speaker Focus coaches and markets small-time speakers to become 6-figure-earning professional speakers. They specialize in helping speakers build their businesses and work with influencers, coaches, service providers, and anyone looking to develop a speaker brand. Speaker Focus is a multi-million dollar company.

Mary Grothe is Former #1 B2B Sales Fortune 1000 Rep turned CEO of Sales BQ, and soon launching her new company House of Revenue. What Sales BQ does is partner with their client for a year or so to build out their marketing and sales/revenue departments, train their team and revamp their systems, then help to hire on their permanent team. Mary and her team believe in rolling up their sleeves a...

On the show today is Keith Cich, the Co-Founder of Sunderstorm.   Sunderstorm is a California based company that produces cannabis-infused items such as gummy edibles, vapes, and nanomolecular sublinguals. They have innovated a new way to make gummy edibles with faster acting properties and an automation system to create them perfectly dosed every time. Sunderstorm has won an award from a Cal...

The guest today is Shawn Buckley, the Founder of JustFoodForDogs. JustFoodForDogs has reimagined dog food for many pet owners. The sad truth is that many pet food brands don't supply the correct nutrients and dietary supplements an animal needs. JustForDogs has healthy, human grade dog food options and even shares their own recipes for people to recreate at home. They encourage other pet food bran...

On the show today is Marek Zmyslowski, the Co-Founder of Sunroof. Marek is an extremely successful entrepreneur. Currently, he works operationally with a company called Sunroof, the European answer and competitor to Tesla Roofs. Sunroof changes the paradigm of how solar energy is utilized. It's the only form of renewable energy that can be used by anyone, and they have patented their technology wh...