The Time Rich Project (formerly the Corporate Escapee)

What does it take to build a high-performing team? Is it about getting the best talents? Or building the best program? We have a unique episode this time as I interview Gene Heidkamp, the basketball coach at Benet Academy. The Redwings netted the 3rd m...

Has staying in your comfort zone made you stagnant? We’re living in a very developed world that has granted us comforts our ancestors likely couldn’t even imagine. But this has somehow impacted our health and our ability to grow. Today’s episode is goi...

The global workforce is fast becoming remote and borderless. The current technologies in the human resources space pose so many challenges for companies like Eppione, but along with it comes the enormous potential for scale and profitability as well. I...

The world of selling has changed so much. It’s no longer just putting up a website and a couple of clicks later - Bam! You just made a sale. David Premier comes back to the show as we get knee deep into founder-led selling. Why are we seeing founders s...

In a busy world of entrepreneurship, staying fit and healthy has always been quite a struggle. In this episode, Gav Gillibrand, takes us back memory lane to his journey from being a male stripper back in the ’90s to being a Fitness Instructor and now t...

Getting known, getting leads, and getting sales are all part of online marketing. But the popularity of paid ads shifted businesses to think of marketing as merely budget considerations. However, SEO pioneer Damon Burton believes that SEO is making a f...

For years, entrepreneurs focus on the benefits and features of their products and services. However, many are equally baffled why they are hardly hitting their sales targets. In this episode, Michael F. Schein brings to the discussion table how the Pow...

Are trade shows now a distant memory? In today’s time and with the climate brought about by COVID-19, trade shows look like a thing of the past. But one entrepreneur saw the opportunity to fill the gap in the space and modernize what used to be so comm...

Growing a startup at this time is different from what it used to be. It will take more than the sales call and networking and promoting features and benefits. In another episode focused on digital transformation, digital marketing, and branding, Little...

Do you know why your customers choose you? Sure, your sales rep may have told you why, but do you really know for sure? Today’s episode will take you on a deep dive into customer insights. Vennli’s CEO Mary Claire Mandeville gives us lots of reasons wh...

The sales first approach isn’t going to cut it anymore. When the market is filled with stiff competition, it’s time to bring out your key differentiator- your CEO. For today’s show, I finally have the real proof why content is king. Inbound CEO Marti S...

In another bonus episode, I’m sharing my second time to be a guest at M&A Unplugged, which is hosted by Domenic Rinaldi. For this episode, I talked about my strategy for helping B2B startups achieve scalable growth. I’ll be talking about my template fo...

As a founder, you are a critical component to your startup’s ability to grow and succeed. And I’m not talking about who you know. This time, it’s all about how well you know yourself. Leaders lead and pave the way for businesses to reach new heights. T...

In this bonus episode, I’m sharing my guesting at the B2B Growth podcast. I get to talk with Lesley Crews of Sweetfish Media about how to shift your mindset and focus on growth. On top of that, I share my four-point plan for growth - something that I e...

Climate change is a controversial topic for many. But let’s face it. We all want to continue living on our planet. Imagine combining capitalism and climate change. Serial entrepreneur Norman Crowley is at the forefront of climate capitalism as he pushe...

Standing out when tons of other companies offer similar products is a challenge. But in this day and age, it pays to be creative. And it pays to be different. Today, we have a very unique guest, Jesse Cole is the owner of the baseball team, Savannah Ba...

Selling to a founder’s network is very different from selling to those outside the network. As startups reach that threshold, they find that what worked before is no longer getting them the leads to scale and grow. So for my 100th episode, I got back m...

Reaching $10M in revenue is a very important milestone. And why wouldn’t it be when less than 1% get there. Any startup already making half a million to a million dollars in revenue is most likely thinking about scaling. But if you’ll be using the same...

The story of Pepperi is a story of success. Being in business for almost 12 years, this B2B sales platform has reached heights that most B2B founders dream of. What did it take to get there? That was a question I wanted to dive into. So I got Pepperi’s...

The saying hindsight is 20/20 holds true most of the time. Learning from the mistakes made by businesses that have either gone up or gone under is a worthy exercise. In this nearly hour-long episode, digital transformation expert, Lynda Roth, takes us ...

Marketing is no longer what it used to be. Forget coaxing customers to attend a demo. Using education to raise buyer awareness is now key. Chris Walker from Refine Labs joins me today as we go over their own way of helping B2B companies grow through ma...

It’s an exciting time for the B2B startup world. With so many opportunities present and probably triggered by the current climate, we’re seeing trends rising for innovative companies to get the spotlight. What are those and what should you do to get on...

The COVID-19 pandemic certainly did a heavy number on the B2B startup space. We’ve seen businesses reach accelerated growth. And we’ve also seen businesses shut down. What does this mean for the venture capitalist world? And what can we expect as we pu...

The success of a company is dependent on its customers staying with them. But when you’re too focused on chasing new leads, customer success often takes a back seat. Well, there’s no longer room for doing that. In this specialized episode on customer s...

Resource Links: Brett Trainor Website (https://bretttrainor.com/) Download The Growth Readiness Checklist (https://bretttrainor.com/resources/) Lucid Website (https://luc.id/) Check out Patrick Comer’s Podcast (https://luc.id/lookingglass/) In today’s ...