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Vince Yee is a Personal Jeweler with Dreams To Reality Designs in Charleston, SC. He strives to  offer his clients a better convenience, better affordability, and a better experience. He's been in the jewelry industry for 24 years with a specialization in affordable custom designs and excellent customer service. Vince takes into account the emotional attachments that come with jewelry. Vince&...

Laura is the founder of Soul & Strategy, a women’s membership mastermind, and host of The DL of Being Human podcast. In this episode Laura discusses using AI and Human Design to put together a strategy to help your business succeed. By "building your business backwards", you can set goals and determine how to reach them more realistically. Email:  hello@laurafwendt.com   Website: lau...

Certified Fraud Examiner Stewart Martin is the founder of Beacon Financial Crime Advisors, LLC and helps business owners, as well as senior citizens, become more vigilant when it comes to suspicious emails and other online scams. When he's not preventing fraudsters from succeeding he also works his side hustle as a coffee roaster. Stewart's email: gsmartin72@hotmail.com Stewart on Linked...

Stacy Rogowski is the founder of Margin House, an operations consulting firm based in Charleston, SC, that gives founder-led service businesses the operational infrastructure most companies only get with a full-time COO — mapping what's broken, fixing the bottlenecks, and building systems that actually get implemented. On this episode, Stacy shares how to spot the signs of an operations probl...

Mandie Sue Mills, Branch Manager of  Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation in Myrtle Beach, SC, gives us the pros and cons of using technology with her clients, who are mostly retirees and seniors. From communicating through emails to Zoom calls, she finds the comfort level of her clients. Mandie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandiemills/ Mandie's website: www. Thehousemoney.com Mand...

Mandie Sue Mills, Branch Manager of  Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation in Myrtle Beach, SC, tells us her experiences working in the senior market. She expertly describes demographic as "trust based".  Mandie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandiemills/ Mandie's website: www. Thehousemoney.com Mandie's email: msmills@ihmcloans.com To book Chris for speaking or another...

Jason Kramer, founder of Cultivize, gives us insights on how to use your CRM effectively. Visit his site and get some free stuff! Jason's website: Afterthelead.com   Jason's email: jason@cultivize.com Jason on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonleighkramer To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠Surf Financial Brokers⁠ ⁠By Me A Coffee #selfemployed #sa...

Jason Kramer, founder of Cultivize, gives us insights on how to know when your sales funnel is leaky as well as keeping your prospects from disappearing. Visit his site and get some free stuff! Jason's website: Afterthelead.com   Jason's email: jason@cultivize.com Jason on LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/jasonleighkramer To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sp...

Amy Rasdale, founder of Billable At The Beach, shares her 3 action steps to generate income. Her system can keep your funnel or pipeline full of prospects.  Amy on LinkedIn: ⁠ linkedin.com/in/amyrasdal ⁠ Amy's website: ⁠https://BillableAtTheBeach.com⁠ Amy's email: ⁠ amy@billableatthebeach.com To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠Surf Financial B...

Amy Rasdale, founder of Billable At The Beach, shares her story of starting her consulting business and how we can start a consulting business without spending a lot of money. Amy on LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/amyrasdal Amy's website:  https://BillableAtTheBeach.com Amy's email:  amy@billableatthebeach.com To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠Su...

Paul Kirch, founder of BOSS Academy, helps us understand how to use Action Over Analysis. By finding your true motivator, we can take steps to move on from "paralysis by analysis" and leverage different strategies to succeed.  Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkirch/ Boss Academy: https://www.bossacademy.com/ Paul's email: pkirch@actusmr.com Paul's webinar: Acti...

Paul Kirch, sales strategist and found of BOSS Academy, shares insights into his Askology Methodology, which helps sales professionals ask questions that result in more production. We also discuss his mastermind group and pivoting his business model during Covid. Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulkirch/ Boss Academy: https://www.bossacademy.com/ Paul's email: pkirch@actusmr.co...

Davis Byrd, CFP at Pathfinder Wealth Consulting walks us through a variety of retirement plans for entrepreneurs, small business owners and other self-employed people. Not sure if you need a SIMPLE  or SEP? Davis explains the difference. Davis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davisbyrd/ Website: https://www.pathfinderwc.com/ To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠...

Stacia Thompson of the Radiance Consulting and Coaching Groupe shares her insights on using AI in a small business, including best practices for security and compliance. Stacia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staciat34/ Stacia's email: staciat34@gmail.com Stacia's website: https://www.rccgroupe.com/ To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠...

Stacia Thompson of the Radiance Consulting and Coaching Groupe shares her insights on using AI in a small business. Stacia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staciat34/ Stacia's email: staciat34@gmail.com Stacia's website: https://www.rccgroupe.com/ To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠Surf Financial Brokers⁠ ⁠By Me A Coffee #selfemployed...

Speaker and author, Susan Meredith, gives us some insights on how to use universal patterns to grow our businesses. She also talks about stress, change and financial stress through the lens of human energy management - change management, time management, project management and stress management are all based on managing human energy.  Susan is also the CEO of MentaMorph, Inc, which offers MentaMor...

Mary Scott, host of the Business Riff podcast and startup business consultant, explains how to avoid potential landmines when starting a business. From seeing if there's a market for your business idea to banking issues.   Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-scott-stl/ YouTube podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZbjKcnBl3adg5utrSXexaw Stuck? Time To Improv podcast: https...

Mary Scott, host of the Business Riff podcast and startup business consultant, explains various types of business pitches and how to create a pitch that works for you and your business.  Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-scott-stl/ YouTube podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZbjKcnBl3adg5utrSXexaw Stuck? Time To Improv podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bOv6yWCPqW86br5...

Judi Hayes, author, speaker and LinkedIn strategist, helps us understand that your personal brand is just as important off and on LinkedIn (and other social media platforms). She explains 360brew and how to bring value to your profile. Email Judi: judi@judihays.com Judi's website: www.judihays.com Judi on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/judihays/ Judi on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@askjudihays To...

Judi Hayes, author, speaker and LinkedIn strategist, helps us understand that your personal brand is just as important off and on LinkedIn (and other social media platforms). She explains the "3 E's" of her book, "Elevate, Expand and Engage" and introduces us to a new term "pitch slapping".  Email Judi: judi@judihays.com Judi's website: www.judihays.com Judi...

Ken Miller, serial entrepreneur, author, resilience coach and president of Denali FSP Fundraising & Grant Consultants, tells us how to grow a business by outsourcing work like social media and other jobs that keep you from being productive. He also shares how to use AI to increase your productivity. Ken's email: ken@denalifsp.com Ken's websites: kenmillerspeaks.com , denalifsp.com Ke...

David Beckemeyer, host of the "Outrage Overload" podcast and retired executive, gives his insights on keeping an eye on the money side of your business. David mentions how business growth can be tricky and issues that should be watched, like supply chain, cash flow and hiring. David's email: david@bdt.com David's website: bdt.com David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d...

David Beckemeyer, host of the "Outrage Overload" podcast and retired executive, discusses how the current political environment can affect business relationships. He talks about navigating conversations and keeping your sanity in these wacky times.  David's email:  david@bdt.com David's website:  bdt.com David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeckemeyer/ David&apos...

Jim Hauck, host of the "Life In The Baggage Claim" podcast and travel advisor, explains how he's had to pivot as the travel industry experiences ups and downs.  Jim's website: JPHauckadventures.com "Life In The Baggage Claim" podcast To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponsor: ⁠Surf Financial Brokers⁠ ⁠By Me A Coffee #selfemployed #s...

Corporate Detox Coach, Amanda McWhorter, gives us some insights on suffering from burnout at work or in your business. She also gives great advice on avoiding burnout and help if you are already burned out. Amanda's email: amanda@amandamcwhorter.net Amanda's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandakmcwhorter To book Chris for speaking or another topic: ⁠ ChrisCastanes.com⁠ Our sponso...