Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business

Brie Chrisman is the owner and CEO of BC Creative, a systems strategy and business operations agency that provides implementation and consulting support to business owners helping them reduce costs, save time, and step into their CEO role with ease. BC Creative supports business owners who are stuck, usually in a period of rapid growth but have hit a proverbial wall that is hindering their growth....

In today's episode we're going to talk about how to know if your idea for a product or service is worth creating / launching, and how to start making money with it before you've even created it!

In today's episode we'll talk about creating – and solving – problems that don't exist, WHY we do it, and how to become aware of that so we can STOP creating problems and START taking action. This episode includes an excerpt from the book "The Mountain is You" by Brianna Wiest.

Johnny La is an actor in Los Angeles who has also ventured into the world of entrepreneurship with digital marketing and real estate. He has made appearances on TV shows such as General Hospital, Young & Hungry, Murder Book, and also in commercials for Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, and Sky High Sports. After realizing that acting alone is difficult to build financial freedom, he decided to take...

In today's episode we'll talk about the very simple yet extremely powerful questions you can – and MUST! – ask your customers and clients to get better feedback, more testimonials, and a deeper understanding of how to speak to and attract more of your ideal customers and clients.

In today's episode we're going to talk about one of my favorite concepts from the world of chess: you either WIN or you LEARN!

Stephen Custer is the owner of Dry Humor Marketing and an award-winning puppeteer. With experience in the corporate world, nonprofits, and government, he brings a wide-range of experience and creative ideas to the world of marketing consulting. He loves to help businesses and nonprofit organizations figure out why they do what they do. Then he uses video and photography to help them tell their sto...

In today's episode we're talking about job and project posting boards that allow you to get in contact with people who are ALREADY looking to pay someone with your skills and services. Upwork.com and Thumbtack.com are two examples of these directory websites where you can go find clients TODAY!

Most entrepreneurs at one point or another feel like they're GIVING more than they're GETTING from their business. In today's episode we'll talk about the importance of not only recognizing that, but how to use that recognition to work on the RIGHT things in your business!

Jodi Petersen is the CEO of MentorStrat. MentorStrat provides full-service consulting to organizations that want to build, scale, or reimagine a mentorship program. Their online learning platform, MentorStrat Academy gives mentors, mentees and mentoring program managers the training, tools, and resources they need to be successful. Leading the mentoring consultant team, Jodi has over 20 years of c...

In today's episode we'll talk about my favorite strategy to get more done to grow your business FASTER!

In today's episode we'll talk about one of my favorite quotes from the late, great Martin Luther King, Jr as we celebrate his birthday. "Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." – MLK Jr

In 2018, Erica McBeth set out on a mission to talk to one stranger a week for a full year. Her journey through that life-changing project is chronicled in her book, “52 New Friends”. Then, after spending nearly thirty years in advertising and marketing, Erica started McBeth Marketing in 2021 with the unusual mission to help people connect together in positive ways. McBeth Marketing helps small bus...

In today's episode we'll talk about how to leverage your CAPITAL rather than just your time to accelerate your success by acquiring resources that will fast-track your growth efforts. Check out the business marketplace mentioned in today's episode at flippa.com

In today's episode we'll talk about the EASIEST business model you can pursue this year and what makes it better than ALL the other options.

In today's episode we'll talk about what it means to be a pioneer in any new opportunity, trend, technology, or industry, and how trying to be one just might set you up for failure in 2023 and beyond.

In today's episode we'll talk about the role that FREQUENCY plays when it comes to your success in marketing, standing out in your marketplace, and ultimately getting people to take action in working with you!

For the fifth year running, in today's episode I'm going to share with you my ONE WORD for 2023... plus we'll talk about how to use the one word concept to your advantage this year!

In today's episode we'll get veryyyyy personal and honest about quitting, and why most people quitting is the BEST news for us as entrepreneurs!

Sarah Ben-Saadon is the owner of Alignment Online Marketing, which provides local marketing and SEO for business owners in the US, Canada and Israel. Their specialty is offering completely custom solutions for each client. Most of Sarah's clients have been with her for over 10 years. Sarah has 13+ years experience in SEO and online marketing and over 17 years experience in graphic design. She bega...

In today's episode I'll share with you my go-to resource for finding (and saving a LOT of money on!) tools that enable my businesses to grow more efficiently, more profitably, and FASTER! Check out AppSumo at AppSumo.com.

In today's episode we'll talk about the ongoing battle between the HIGHEST version of yourself and the less-than-optimal versions of yourself, and how being intentional about WHO wins that battle is the key to self-growth and mastery.

Justin Golden is the founder of That PPC Guy, a Google Partner managing over $300K per month in ad spend for clients across the US. They utilize Search, Shopping, Display, and YouTube advertising for their clients. Before starting his own business, Justin managed $2MM in annual ad spend as a Digital Marketing Director at the corporate level and also worked as a paid media specialist at a marketing...

In today's episode we'll talk about a brilliant strategy to ensure that your business FEASTS with insights from Newt Gingrich about chasing field mice or hunting antelope.

Maggie is a Brand Strategist and Owner of Be Understood Branding. Maggie believes brand clarity is a kindness (everyone is exhausted!) AND a branding best practice. Maggie helps her clients carve away vagueness by building a crystal clear, distinct, irresistible brand. Be Understood Branding helps service-based businesses who are great at what they do but not-so-great at *talking* about what they...