We all have childhood dreams, but many of us forget about them as we get older. This episode will reveal how you can reignite those dreams and turn them into a business. You can start out with a side hustle that acts as a profitable hobby. However, some people turn their seedlings into full-time enterprises.
Melane Mullings is a successful entrepreneur, cancer survivor, former Registered Nurse, Business Management Consultant and now author.
Melane shares her unconventional strategies to success in her book: Lemonade! Squeeze Your Challenging Life Experiences Into a Successful Business, and through her Business Management Consulting practice, Aere Management Consulting.
Melane's website -- get updates on her book
Is your social media strategy in trouble? We'll share the common signs of a bad strategy that will hurt your business. Instead of only sharing warning signs and what not to do, I'll also share some ways to fix these problems and strengthen your social media marketing results.
Business negotiation skills help you secure higher rates, increase sales, and impress potential partners. This episode contains strategies to develop your negotiation skills.
Christine McKay is a Business Negotiation Strategist, international speaker, host of In the Venn Zone podcast, and author of Why Not Ask? A Conversation about Getting More. She holds a Harvard MBA and is the CEO/Founder of Venn Negotiation. She has negotiated with more than half of the Fortune 100 & hundreds of small and mid-sized companies across 53 countries.
Connect with Christine on LinkedIn
Subscribe to Christine's podcast In The Venn Zone
Tap Into Your Inner Power and Self-Worth -- previous Breakthrough Success episode we talked about during the show
You don't have to message 20 people per day, write several posts per day, or comment on 50 posts per day to get clients on LinkedIn.
Instead of doing outreach, you can get clients to discover you and inquire about your services. The secret is an optimized LinkedIn profile.
This episode will reveal LinkedIn profile optimization strategies to get noticed instead of seeking attention.
LinkedIn is one platform I use to get freelance writing clients. I'll be releasing a free guide to help you grow your freelance writing business. Stay tuned for the release.
An omni-channel strategy puts your business in front of customers more often. You'll build trust with your audience and reach out to new people. Not every strategy works out, but we want yours to shine. We'll explore how to craft your omni-channel marketing strategy so you get visibility and sales.
Ryan Urban founded Wunderkind, in 2012 from his studio apartment and grew it into a Inc 5000 Company. A veteran of the e-commerce space, Ryan has always had an obsession with undeniable performance. As the Head of Acquisition at Bonobos, Ryan recognized the need and opportunity for next-gen performance marketing. Under Ryan's leadership, Wunderkind has been named one of the best places to work by both Crain’s New York and Fortune Magazine.
Want a business freelance writer to assist with your content creation? Send me an email marcguberti@gmail.com.
Looking for an asset that can resist a recession? Self-storage investing can be the answer for you. We'll talk about this real estate asset in today's episode.
Scott Krone is the co-founder of Coda Management Group, a firm who specializes in managing real estate assets. The group manages single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse and self-storage and multi-use flex athletic spaces. Currently, the platform of investments is in excess of $30 million.
Get your free Feasibility Report -- Send an email to Scott mentioning Breakthrough Success (SKrone@codamg.com)
Want a business freelance writer to assist with your content creation and growing your business? Send me an email marcguberti@gmail.com.
What goes into growing a business? Assembling the right team and constantly learning about your industry give you an edge, but what else can we do. Tom Oswald joins us to share how he grew ClickASnap and shared some business growth strategies.
Tom Oswald is an entrepreneur and the founder of ClickASnap. ClickASnap is an online photo sharing platform that helps photographers earn from their work. ClickASnap currently generates over 1 million image views per day.
Want a business freelance writer to assist with your content creation? Send me an email marcguberti@gmail.com.
YouTube ads can ignite your brand's growth and introduce you to a steady stream of new prospects. These ads provide superior targeting capabilities and provide numerous data points to dissect. They can look complicated to beginners which is why we're talking about YouTube ads in the latest Breakthrough Success episode.
Shash Singh runs an Linx Digital, an agency that has generated their clients over 8 figures in revenue. Shash has worked with clients like Prodigy Game, Kinobody, Amazing Selling Machine and more. With multi-7 figures under ad spend management, Shash’s agency is one of the leading YouTube ad agencies in the game.
Free YouTube Ads Targeting Guide
Subscribe to Shashwat's channel
Want a business freelance writer to assist with your content creation? Send me an email marcguberti@gmail.com.
What happens inside a publicly traded company? These companies have higher expectations and more people analyzing their results. How do these companies continue growing and pleasing shareholders. We'll discuss what goes inside a publicly traded company with our latest guest.
George Holmes joined Resonant in 2016. Prior to joining Resonant, he served as Chief Commercial Officer for Tigo Energy, where he was responsible for expanding the company's demand creation activities. From 2013 to 2015, he worked for Energous, first as Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing then as Chief Commercial Officer where he was responsible for securing development and licensing agreements, overseeing IP strategy and process and spearheading regulatory strategy and tactics.
Resonant -- Ticker: RESN
We all face setbacks. The business doesn't produce revenue like it used to, and we can face personal challenges too. These obstacles sting in the moment, but we must rise above them. It's time for you to make the ultimate comeback.
Lisa Gable, author of the book Turnaround, joins us to share how we can change course when things are going south. Adjustments will set you up for your ultimate comeback. You'll learn plenty of insights from this episode including how to break down the past and visualize your future.
Lisa Gable has served four U.S. presidents and two governors, counseled Fortune 500 CEOs, and represented global public-private partnerships and nonprofits with an end goal of moving organizations to higher levels of performance.
She is the founder of FARE, the world’s leading non-governmental organization engaged in food allergy advocacy. FARE is also the largest private funder of food allergy research. Their mission is to improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies, and to provide them hope through the promise of new treatments.
Elevating yourself as an entrepreneur puts you in a better position to achieve goals and increase sales. Jake Kelfer joins us to share how we can achieve our dream lives. We'll discuss strategies to stay productive during less productive hours and checking off your priorities.
Jake Kelfer is lifestyle entrepreneur, business coach, and life elevator dedicated to helping people create transformational experiences and achieve their true potential through connection. He is a 2x bestselling author of Elevate Beyond and Elevate Your Network, a high-energy motivational speaker, and the founder of the Professional Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro basketball into their reality. He and his work have been featured on Forbes, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other major media outlets. Connect with Jake on social @jakekelfer!
How can you start a million dollar company? It's always fascinating to learn about these stories. Side hustlers can use these strategies to scale their operations and get closer to their income goals. GreenPal solves a significant problem in the marketplace. Bryan saw this and scaled it into a colossal business. We'll talk about how he did it in this episode.
Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.
Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.
Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.
Affirmations raise your vibration. They put you in a better mental state to achieve your goals. How can you strategically use affirmative power to accomplish your objectives? We'll share the details in this episode.
Michele Blood created positive Affirmation Songs after a near fatal car accident. These songs helped heal her body and took her to worldwide success. These Affirmation songs affect the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Lyrics, the left hemisphere, and melody and music, the right hemisphere so the new, positive messages go straight to the subconscious mind.
Millions of people worldwide have downloaded her Affirmation Power songs. These songs cover healing, success, money, joy, confidence and they uplift listeners immediately. Her Mystical Success Events have been held in over 26 countries. Michele has co-written and created over 80 books, music CDs, audio programs, TV shows, and videos on positive thought, mind transformation, and meditation.
She also produced the new intro we'll be playing for Breakthrough Success. We hope you enjoy it.
My Divine Success -- special deal for Breakthrough Success listeners
As an 11-year-old, Eva La Cúz dreamed of being a fashion designer and she sat drawing sketches in a notebook in her home in Puerto Rico. Little did she know that in 2017, at age 57, after facing hurdles as a cancer survivor, a single mother of four and acclimating to life in the United States, her fashion line for little girls would make its debut on the runway at the New York Fashion Week, right beside dresses made by more established clothing designers.
Eva La Cúz runs the Minnesota company that bears her name with her daughter, Jennifer Ladd, with the same attention to detail that her grandmother, Paula, and mother Bertha, relied on their hand-stitched clothes. The clothing line featuring special occasion dresses for newborns through eight-year-olds is handcrafted in the U.S. and the designs are named after family members. What started out as the only way to clothe their children, has morphed into a family-owned business that provides specialty and custom dresses for families all over the world.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Connect with Eva on social media -- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest
Dave Combs is a songwriter and photographer with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs and creating fourteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music. His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His soothing, relaxing music has been played millions of times worldwide on radio, satellite, and all internet streaming media.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Get Dave's book -- Touched by the Music
Dave's site -- Combs Music
Ce’Aira Brown and Andre Henry bonded through their hardships and founded DreamAgain which offers services for financial and psychological treatments for individuals and communities facing hardships. In addition to their business, Ce'Aira a professional track athlete, and Andre Henry is a Fortune 500 corporate account.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Join the Dream Again Book Club
Get your copy of their book -- From Orphan to Millionaire
Armineh Keshishian is a bestselling author and international speaker. She is the founder and CEO of Wealth & Wellness Global, a coaching company that encourages living abundantly. Her book Joyous Wealth – 56 Secrets to Riches and Wellness is a creative nonfiction work teaching lessons around wealth, success mindset, empowerment and joy.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Armineh's site -- Wealth and Wellness Global
Get your copy of Armineh's book -- Joyous Wealth
Nikki Nash is a podcast host, Hay House author, and creator of Market Your Genius, a training and development brand on a mission to equip entrepreneurs with the tools and resources they need to share and profit from their message.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Ron Kaiser helps individuals age enthusiastically and enhance their longevity. His recent book Rejuvenaging became an Amazon bestseller and won three awards. His TEDx Talk, "Aging Enthusiastically to Make the World a Better Place" has been viewed over 175,000 times.
Here are the key links from the episode:
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Ron's site -- The Mental Health Gym
Kirsten Franklin is a recovering attorney turned serial entrepreneur, speaker, life and business coach. She is a mindset expert who is best known for her instant transformational work, helping executives and athletes to reach their next level in business and life.
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Rob Cornilles has been transforming the way salespeople around the world sell. He’s conducted sales training for clients in the powerful and high-stakes world of sports and entertainment. He’s advised, coached, and mentored more than 50,000 executives at over 400 diverse brands worldwide. His book The Sales Game Changer teaches readers how to become the salesperson people love.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Get your copy of Sales Game Changer
Rob's email: ryc@gamefaceinc.com -- use "Breakthrough Success" in the subject line to receive a free sales training video series
Eddie Goodman created the Earn Our Trust app which promotes African American owned businesses that are making a positive impact within the community. Before starting the app, our guest started the Conflict Resolution Support Team Safe School Programs which helps keep kids safe, instill positive discipline, and provide structure.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Follow Earn Our Trust on Instagram
Peter LeSar is the author of #1 international business bestseller Restaurant Strong. He has been President and CFO of multinational private and publicly-traded multinational hospitality companies with thousands of employees. He has founded two restaurants recognized by The 50 Best in its Discovery Series. What he has discovered through his research and readers is that the same principles of outperformance are universal to all industries.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Dre Baldwin went from his high school team's bench to a 9-year professional basketball career. At the same time, Dre built a content publishing empire. He has published over 8,000 videos with his content being viewed over 73 million times. His daily Work On Your Game Podcast has over 3 million listeners.
Here are the key links from the episode:
Get your free copy of Dre's new book: The Third Day
David Siegel is CEO of Meetup overseeing its global business, which has 52 million members, hosts 15,000 events daily, and has events in 193 countries. As a business leader and expert in building personal and professional communities, David hosts Keep Connected, a podcast dedicated to the power of community.
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