SharkPreneur

Black Belt Leadership

John Terry, Black Belt Leadership

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 466 John Terry

John Terry is a 2X martial arts hall of fame inductee who is passionate about teaching people to become Black Belt Leaders in Life.

John is the author of four books, and his latest, Black Belt Leadership 101, debuted as a #1 New Release on Amazon in late March, 2020 and remained on the Amazon Best Sellers list for over two months.

John is the founder of Black Belt Leadership, a results-focused coaching and training organization, teaching leadership, communication, sales & marketing. He’s also an Executive Director and President’s Advisory Council Member with The John Maxwell Team, a DISC-Certified Human Behavior Consultant, and a Real-Life Management Master Coach & Trainer. He’s traveled extensively over a 30+ year career and has spoken and trained internationally, including the Caribbean, Guatemala, Zambia, and Cameroon where he’s taught leadership conferences and trained hundreds of business professionals, along with their staff, to pursue life with Black Belt Excellence.  

John loves to ask the question, “Why just be a leader, when you can be a Black Belt Leader and live life with Black Belt Excellence?”

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with John Terry about becoming a Black Belt Leader in life and business.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How Black Belt Leadership 101 came from personal introspection.

●    Why most people don’t think they have what it takes to be a leader.

●    How people can grow themselves into being a leader.

●    Why people need to embrace a learning lifestyle.

●    How the Black Belt symbolizes dedication to lifelong learning.

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Mentor to Millions

Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 465 Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm

Kevin Harrington has been a successful entrepreneur for over 40 years. He’s an orginal “Shark” on the Emmy-winning TV show, Shark Tank. He is also the inventor of the Informercial, As Seen On TV Pioneer, Co-Founder of the Electornic Retailers Association, Co-Founding board member of the Entrepreneurs’s Organization, and Co-

Mark Timm’s businesses have been built with international footprints in more than a dozen countries and powered by global supply chain connections and across diverse industries from retail to wholesale and from product manufacturing to digital marketing and real estate.

Mark knows what it’s like to leverage exponential thinking to multiply success—he started a retail gift company out of his garage and grew it to become a multi-million-dollar enterprise and the #1 supplier of its kind in North America. One of his enterprises achieved recognition as the runner-up for The National Small Business of the Year presented by President Bush, while another venture became one of the top 100 retailers on Amazon.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Kevin Harrington and Mark Kimm about their new book Mentor to Millions.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How Kevin and Mark were both mentored by Zig Ziglar.

●    Why you need to have the courage to ask for a mentor.

●    How you should be your mentor’s best student.

●    Why mentors should turn things down if it’s not their expertise.

●    How you have to teach other people what you have learned.

Connect with Mark:

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Website

marktimm.com

Twitter

@themarktimm

Instagram

@themarktimm

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facebook.com/themarktimm

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/mark-timm

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kevinmentor.com

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The Top Producing Insurance Salesman Who Doesn’t Sell

Brian Greenberg, True Blue Life Insurance

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 464 Brian Greenberg

Brian J. Greenberg has founded businesses in e-commerce, marketing, and financial services. He has generated over $50 million in revenue from his businesses, collected over 10,000 reviews and testimonials from customers, been named one of the most creative people in financial services, and has been called The Salesman Who Doesn’t Sell.

With so much success, Brian decided to teach others, writing The Salesman Who Doesn’t Sell. A Marketing Guide to Selling While You Sleep. Now Brian teaches others through his book, his content and his website.

As a multifaceted entrepreneur, Brian believes in building integrity into everything he does, operating a business for the long term with a strong reputation, and a commitment to exceptional customer service.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Brian Greenberg about being a top salesperson without selling.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     Why collecting reviews on your website helps with your conversion rates.

●     How True Blue Life Insurance has evolved over the years.

●     Why life insurance is one of the most competitive businesses out there.

●     How people are staying home and buying life insurance during COVID-19.

●     Why people should buy term life insurance because it’s uncomplicated.

Connect with Brian:

https://www.truebluelifeinsurance.com 

Twitter

@greenbergbrian

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facebook.com/bjginc

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brianjaygreenberg

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Recruiting Trends in the Financial Services Industry

David and Jeff Testerman, Brokerhunter

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 463 David and Jeff Testerman      

David and Jeff Testerman are both Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Brokerhunter. Brokerhunter was founded in 1999 and has become a leading destination for Financial Services Jobs and Talent with an emphasis on Management and Community. Their clients are from coast to coast, representing small local branches and national enterprise level firms.

They have over 40 years combined industry experience in helping out financial services candidates.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with David and Jeff Testerman about using Brokerhunter to recruit people in the Financial Services Industry.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How Brokerhunter started as an job board for the finance industry.

●    How they can introduce clients to advisors through their LinkedIn career group.

●    Why it’s difficult to in the Financial Services Industry with nothing.

●    How there have been different disruptions in the Financial Services Industry.

●    Why it’s fulfilling to help people better themselves, their careers, and their families.

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@brokerhuntercom

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The Protected IRA Program

Paul Himmelstein,

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 462 Paul Himmelstein

Paul Himmelstein, CLU, ChFC, the Advanced Sales and Marketing Director, began his career in 1978 with Prudential Insurance Company. In 1980, he began his own financial planning firm, Himmelstein & Associates, specializing in estate, business, and retirement planning. From 1994 until 2003, Paul was the Regional Manager for ING and Washington Square Securities (now known as ING Financial Partners) in the state of Connecticut. Paul also has his series 7, series 24, series 63, Life, Health, and Variable Insurance products licensing.

Paul's combination of over 30 years of experience and education in both, the retail and brokerage sides of financial planning has prepared him with the skills and knowledge to be an excellent resource to other advisors and agents. Knowing what it takes to be a great financial advisor, Paul is always interested in helping and educating others in his field.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Paul Himmelstein about the protected IRA plus program.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why the largest untapped resource the government has is our qualified money.

●    How the stretch IRA just pushes back the inevitability of paying taxes.

●    Why you need to decide if your IRA is for you and your family or the IRS.

●    How the three components to the protected IRA plus program work for you.

●    Why people can end up having to pay more in taxes when their spouse dies.

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How to Sell More with a Unique, Irresistible Guarantee!

Featuring Tom Matzen of Entrepreneur Empowerment

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 461 Tom Matzen

Tom is hired to build seven and eight figure enterprises by helping Authority entrepreneurs package their wisdom and knowledge and build a global movement in the process. He has started some 87 businesses of his own, seven to seven figures and beyond. More importantly, his personal coaching clients have generated more than one hundred million in sales in dozens of industries. He has made more mistakes on his own businesses, however, than most people make in a lifetime. He has made and lost millions, several times over. 

Tom shares his authentic self with podcast communities around the globe with real-life stories of glorious triumphs and colossal failures of how he has made and lost millions. Leveraging this priceless knowledge, he is on a mission to empower 10,000 Authority Entrepreneurs to build 7 and 8-figure businesses by December 2024.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Tom Matzen about helping entrepreneurs who are impact driven create global movements.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you need to narrow down your target audience when starting a business.

●    How you need to create high ticket programs that guarantee results for clients.

●    Why screening and qualifying is easier than pitching and pursuing clients.

●    How entrepreneurs need to be focused on outcomes and results for their clients.

●    Why masterminds are so impactful for business when they are done right.

Connect with Tom:

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@ravingfans4life

Instagram

@bizgolfer

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facebook.com/tom.matzen

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/tommatzen

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Turning a Problem into a Multi-Billion Dollar Business

Ryan Coon, Avail                                               

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 460 Ryan Coon

Ryan Coon is an entrepreneur and co-founder & CEO of Avail, an all-in-one software solution designed for do-it-yourself (DIY) landlords that is used by more than 600,000 landlords and tenants across the United States. 

Ryan has a hardworking spirit and together with his co-founder, Laurence Jankelow, they developed the idea for their company Avail on a napkin that now solves the needs of thousands of landlords and renters. Prior to founding Avail, Coon was an investment banking associate at BMO Capital Markets. He left this high paying job to travel, learn to code and launch a tech startup that solves the need of a previously left out market, the DIY landlord. 

Avail improves lives for both landlords and renters. For landlords, it allows them to set their income properties on autopilot. They ultimately spend less time managing their rentals and more time doing things they love. For renters, it’s all about giving them access to functionality they want, like the ability to improve their credit scores by paying rent on-time and online. Avail differs from other software developers because they have a team of both landlords and renters building the product.

Avail is creating a better rental experience for landlords and tenants. They do this by providing the tools landlords need to make renting as easy as possible, including listing properties, rental applications, creating and signing digital lease agreements, collecting rent, and managing maintenance tickets—all online. This solves the problems landlords have, enhances the experience for tenants and improves the lives of both.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Ryan Coon about using Avail to create a better experience for landlords and tenants.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How half of the rentals in the U.S. are owned and managed by individuals.

●    Why extra work for an individual landlord creates a poor experience for renters.

●    Why building a great product without marketing doesn’t lead to making sales.

●    How landlords use Avail for the customer support and personal interaction.

●    Why Avail decided to grow and serve not only landlords but their customers too.

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@helloavail

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@helloavail

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Avail.com

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Making Money Funny

Bob Wheeler, The Money Nerve

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 459 Bob Wheeler

Bob Wheeler is a man of true integrity with infections energy. His crusade for personal growth has cross-pollinated with his accounting practice to create a new approach to personal finances. His passion is to help others gain insights about how their emotions trigger financial decisions. Combining finances with behaviors, Bob explores his personal concept of creating a healthy relationship with money in his recent book, The Money Nerve.

While strengthening his accounting practice, Bob has simultaneously pursued his love of satire and ventured into the realm of standup comedy. From his thirty years of helping clients, Bob has distilled a concoction of warmth, humor, information, motivation, and budgeting directives that he offers to anyone with financial concerns. He is also currently the CFO for The World Famous Comedy Store.

Bob’s world travels have led him to high altitudes. He has climbed Mr. Kilimanjaro, ascended to Mount Everest Base Camp, and hiked several smaller mountains in between. With char and humor, his experiences on the road, in the office, or running a Greek marathon, feed his wit as a stand-up comic and financial motivator.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Bob Wheeler about using comedy as a financial motivator.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why comedy can be used as an excellent tool to break down barriers.

●    How people carry money shame because of their previous money choices.

●    Why being aware of your issues can help you deal with making decisions.

●    How you need a healthy relationship with money and what that looks like.

●    Why you are more than your accomplishments and your bank accounts.

Connect with Bob:

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@TheMoneyNerve

Instagram

@themoneynerve

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facebook.com/TheMoneyNerve

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/bob-wheeler-88029512

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themoneynerve.com

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Viral Mommy Blogger Talks About How to Collect People

Rachel Miller,

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 458 Rachel Miller

Rachel Miller is a lifetime learner, giver of hugs and kisses, mom to a van full, and an online entrepreneur. She has built several multiple 6-figure and 7-figure businesses, authored multiple books, which EACH sold more than 100,000 copies. She now helps other businesses grow engagement for their brands - she has helped 49 Businesses get their content in front of more than 10,000,000 people with virtually no ad spend!

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rachel Miller about collecting people to build an audience.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How your number of followers doesn’t always equate to a high income for you.

●    Why you should use “I am” statements that your audience would use themselves.

●    How you need to make clients aware you exist and connect with your audience.

●    Why you need to love, serve, and sell to your clients who are already connected.

●    How you can’t stop at the sale and you need to get your clients results as well.

Connect with Rachel:

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@rachelmillermarketing

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facebook.com/groups/pagestrategies

@moolahMarketer

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Taking on the 800lb Gorilla in Your Niche

Chas Wilson, Master Networks

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 457 Chas Wilson

Chas Wilson works with entrepreneurs on a local level, educating them, equipping them, and empowering them with the tools they need so they can look towards leaving a legacy beyond the business. He speaks to audiences nationwide, training them with the best models and methods to use to achieve success in their business.

Chas believes that the failure rate for small businesses is unacceptable. His mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the support and the network they need to make their business more than just a means to make a living -- he wants them to be able to leave a legacy. What they’re doing isn’t small, and it’s not about them -- it’s about the people they can help. And he will help them get there.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Chas Wilson about organizing business groups in local communities.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you need to be intentional about who you connect with for your business.

●    How enhancing relationships with education creates long-term clients.

●    Why referrals through relationships yield the best customers for your business.

●    How there are five business disciplines and one master skill to grow businesses.

●    Why you need a network and can’t build a company without connections.

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@chaswilsonceo_

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@chaswilsonceo

@MasterNetworksInc

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YouTube

youtube.com/user/ChasWilson311

youtube.com/user/MasterNetworks1

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Masternetworks.com

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Beating the New IRA Tax Death

Jim Lange, Lange Financial Group

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 456 Jim Lange

Jim Lange is a CPA, Attorney and Financial Advisor. His estate and tax planning strategies have been endorsed by TheWall Street Journal (36 times), Newsweek, Money Magazine, Smart Money, Reader’s Digest, Bottom Line, Kiplinger’s, and most recently, Forbes Magazine. Jim has authored five peer-reviewed articles in Trusts & Estates. He is a regular columnist for Forbes.com, and his expertise on Roth IRA conversions was solicited for an article in the February 2019 issue of Forbes magazine.

With 35 years of retirement and estate planning experience, Jim and his team have drafted 2,680 wills and trusts, as well as sophisticated beneficiary designations for IRAs and other retirement plans using Lange’s Cascading Beneficiary Plan. They have also administered hundreds of estates whose families have benefitted from these plans.

Jim is the author of eight best-selling books, including three editions of Retire Secure!, endorsed by Charles Schwab, Larry King, Ed Slott, Jane Bryant Quinn, Roger Ibbotson, and 50 other experts; The Roth Revolution, endorsed by Ed Slott, Natalie Choate, and Bob Keebler; The $214,000 Mistake, How to Double Your Social Security and Maximize Your IRAs endorsed by Larry Kotlikoff, Jonathan Clements, Paul Merriman, and Elaine Floyd; and The IRA and Retirement Owner’s Guide to Beating the New Death Tax endorsed by Burton Malkiel, Jack Tatar, Bill Losey, and Stephan Leimberg.

Jim created The Roth IRA Institute—offering professionals in the industry advice and recommendations. His proof of the tax and estate planning advantages of Roth IRA conversions has been peer-reviewed by the top tax journal of the American Institute of . Further, all 15 IRA experts interviewed on his radio show have indicated that most taxpayers, at some point, will benefit from a Roth IRA conversion—and that was before today’s favorable new tax brackets made Roth IRAs even more advantageous.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Jim Lange about beating the new death tax.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How providing relevant content and pursuing the press helps gain endorsements.

●    Why helping people and the satisfaction of doing a good job feels the best.

●    How your should be so good that you can outspend your competitors.

●    Why you need to stay in front of your clients and keep in touch to serve them.

●    How the best way to obtain new clients is through in-person workshops.

Connect with Jim:

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@rothguy

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facebook.com/RothRevolution

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jameslangecpa

YouTube

youtube.com/user/retiresecure

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paytaxeslater.com

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Best Practices for the New Email Marketing

Melanie McMurrain, Rize

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 455 Melanie McMurraine

Melanie McMurrain has a unique insight into the mindset triggers and needs of an audience—while understanding the techy details and limitations of ESPs and CRM databases. As a former teacher turned digital marketer, Melanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology.

Over the last five years, she’s put these skills to good use in the trenches of the world, designing and managing multiple seven-figure launches on behalf of countless entrepreneurs, authors, creators, teachers and thought leaders, a former professional Arena League football player and one of the original sharks from the first season of Shark Tank.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Melanie McMurrain about utilizing digital marketing to attract an audience.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why watching leads and the conversion points allows you to see weaknesses.

●    How it’s critical to be in mastermind groups and have mentors to help you.

●    Why you must be seen and heard and be able to build long lasting relationships.

●    How your is your most powerful tool to generate leads and sales.

●    Why you should have a clean list of people who think of you as a mentor.

Connect with Melanie:

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Twitter

@RIZEmktg

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facebook.com/rizemarketing

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/melaniemcmurrain

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Rizemarketing.com

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From Music Geek to Leading the Largest Tribe of Coaches in India

Siddharth Rajsekar,

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 454 Siddharth Rajsekar

Siddharth Rajsekar, AKA Sidz, is a musician turned digital geek. For the last seven years, Sidz has been running a digital agency that has represented clients like Robert Kiyosaki, Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins and many more. He’s the creator of the Freedom Business Model and is on a mission to create a million digital leaders. He currently nurtures one of India’s largest tribe of coaches and experts who are building their own digital ecosystems.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Siddharth Rajsekar about creating a tribe of a million digital leaders.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why connections are so important to help open doors in your industry.

●    How you can facilitate lead generations through the connections you make.

●    Why you should build a knowledge business without an office or employees.

●    How the Freedom Business Model works and its three key components.

●    Why you need to be authentic, information backed by logic, and empathetic.

Connect with Sidz:

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Twitter

@sidz

Instagram

@siddharthrajsekar

Facebook

facebook.com/siddharthrajsekar

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/siddharthrajsekar

YouTube

youtube.com/channel/UCtddlJrmNC5jIR4F4r3m5Yw

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Sidz.co/blueprint

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From Prison to Podcasting Profits

Zachary Babcock, Underdog Empowerment

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 453 Zachary Babcock

Zachary Babcock is CEO and founder of Underdog Empowerment. He went from spending over five years in prison to scaling a 6-figure business. Now, he helps alpha entrepreneurs create celebrity brands and explosive businesses with a top-shelf podcast.

Zachary interviews celebrities and industry leaders on his top-rated Apple Podcast, Underdog Empowerment, and has a broad perspective from both extremes of life.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Zachary Babcock about building a 6-figure business after spending years in prison.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why network marketing doesn’t provide a full and independent business.

●    How copy writing and marketing are the skills you need to start a business.

●    Why it’s important to ethically believe in the product that you are selling.

●    How you have to say no to some opportunities to hit the next growth phase.

●    Why being authentic is the best thing you can do for yourself and your company.

Connect with Zachary:

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@zacharyjbabcock

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@zacharyjbabcock

Facebook

facebook.com/zacharyjbabcock

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LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/Zachary-babcock

YouTube

youtube.com/user/zacharybabcock13

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underdogempowerment.com

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Mastering Simple Topics Helps Entrepreneurs Achieve Their Dreams

Mike Paton, EOS Worldwide

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 452 Mike Paton

Mike Paton is passionate about helping entrepreneurs. After growing up in a household full of teachers and entrepreneurs and cutting his teeth in banking, he spent ten years leading entrepreneurial companies before discovering EOS® in 2007. Instantly drawn to its timeless concepts and simple, practical tools - he became one of the first Professional EOS Implementers®. Since then he’s conducted over 1,200 sessions for more than 120 companies, co-authored the book GET A GRIP with Gino Wickman, conducted action-packed talks and workshops around the world, and spent five years as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary. Today he spends all his time helping entrepreneurs implement EOS, run better businesses, and live better lives.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Mike Paton about entrepreneurs reaching their goals using practical tools.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How thinking that what got you here will get you to the next level is a mistake.

●    Why people losing the ability to control their lives during a crisis is devastating.

●    How people need to make decisions, analyze the situation, and move forward.

●    Why the worst decision a leader can make is not making any decision at all.

●    How achieving a great vision requires great people to work for your company.

Connect with Paton:

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Twitter

@mpaton

linkedin.com/in/mikepaton

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eosworldwide.com

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Elite Military Service Leads to Smarter Investment Decisions

David Blain, Blue Sky Wealth Advisors

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 451 David Blain

David L. Blain, CFA is the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Wealth Advisor at BlueSky Wealth Advisors, a fee-only, independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) he founded in 1999. He is responsible for defining the overall firm policies, strategy, and goals. He also formulates advanced financial planning and sophisticated tax strategies for clients and is responsible for setting the firm-wide investment strategy.

David received a Bachelor of Science in 1989 from The United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was a Distinguished Honor Graduate and member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Before his career in finance, he served with distinction for 10 years in U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger, and Special Operations units.

He is a member of the CFA Institute, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He currently serves as Vice-Chairman on the Board of Directors of CarolinaEast Health System in New Bern, where he also chairs the Investment Committee. Previously David was on the Board of Advisors and Finance Committee of the West Point Association of Graduates, Treasurer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Eastern North Carolina, President of the Cumberland Interfaith Hospitality Network, Treasurer of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. He served as the Chairman of the New Bern Heart Ball and has provided countless hours of volunteer service to numerous other charitable organizations. In addition to his many board duties, he has coached youth league baseball and soccer teams in the New Bern area for more than a decade.

David is a recognized speaker on investments, financial planning, and taxes. He has written for and been quoted in numerous trade journals and mass media outlets, including, Wharton Business Radio "Spotlight: Your Money", BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, Money magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other national and local publications. He was for five years the host of “All Things Money with David Blain,” a weekly television and radio program. Under his leadership, BlueSky has received several awards and accolades throughout its history for their quality of advice, growth rate, and client satisfaction.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with David Blain about lessons learned from the military and how they apply to the financial world.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why the best investment people can make is in their intellectual capacity.

●    How there are five basic habits you should use for financial success.

●    Why the secret to success is producing income that isn’t reliant on your labor.

●    How you need to save money and spend less money than you make.

●    Why you should only invest in the market what you don’t need for five years.

Connect with David:

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@blueskywealth

Instagram

@blueskywealth

Facebook

facebook.com/blueskywealthadvisors

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/bluesky-wealth-advisors

YouTube

youtube.com/channel/UCVJsfx0dqkrsqKuFkecLCtw

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blueskywa.com/success

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The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 450 Clare Cui

Clare Cui founded the Steady Sales Method. She knows how it feels to be on sales call after call - feeling so completely confused about what wasn’t working with her strategy, energy, or leadership.

Clare made it her mission to master everything sales, including training other multiple multi-million-dollar teams in the coaching industry using repetition after repetition to hone her skills. As she built her sales muscles and grew her skills, she stepped more and more into leadership to train, teach, and lead sales teams to close over 7-million dollars in the coaching industry.

After leading different teams and learning different sales strategies, Clare found that the system to close more sales with authenticity, leadership, and love was simple.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Clare Cui about having permission-based sales conversation.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How stopping a sale at an objection leaves money, you could earn, on the table.

●    Why salespeople should talk less and listen more to what their client says.

●    How listening to what your clients think they need allows you to sell to them.

●    Why having a script is important so you rely on a plan instead of your energy.

●    How you need to be willing to be curious of your client’s perception.

Connect with Clare:

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@clare_cui

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Ryan Hogan, Hunt A Killer

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 449 Ryan Hogan

Ryan Hogan if the co-founder and CEO of Hunt A Killer. He spent 17 years in the U.S. Navy, separating from active service in 2017 to pursue entrepreneurship full-time while entering the Navy Reserves. Ryan started Hunt A Killer back in 2016 and has been leading its growth ever since. He bootstrapped his company with no outside investors and grew it fast enough to draw attention. Ryan grew Hunt A Killer’s revenue from less than $250K in 2016 to $27M in 2019 and expects a projected revenue of $50M in 2020.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Ryan Hogan about growing Hunt A Killer to a multi-million-dollar company using a model.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why selling experiences has become very popular and trendy in recent years.

●    How Hunt A Killer provides an escape by immersing people in a different reality.

●    Why it’s important to build communities around immersive entertainment.

●    How the expedited option in the subscription model makes even .

●    Why having a proven model means you can change genres and be successful.

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Riggs Eckelberry, OriginClear

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 448 Riggs Eckelberry

Riggs Eckelberry doesn’t look like a bomb-thrower, and yet, he’s driving the disruption of a trillion-dollar industry that has fallen behind the times and is affecting the health of millions. That industry is Big Water. Simply, those billion-dollar centralized water systems aren’t coping with demand, and water quality is getting worse. The answer? Infrastructure. Businesses are doing their own , using modular, prefabricated systems that are trucked right on site. They get better water quality, lower rates through recycling, and even improved environmental grades! Ten years after launching public company OriginClear, Riggs and his team are offering those truck-in-place modular systems in the USA, while licensees are building products internationally using OriginClear’s low-energy, chemical-free innovation.

Riggs is uniquely qualified to ride the huge wave of do-it-yourself water treatment that is transforming an industry, having learned management in the nonprofit space, captained oceangoing ships, and achieved several tech successes during the dot-com boom.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Riggs Eckelberry about disrupting businesses in the eco-space.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why big water is a trillion-dollar industry but only 20% of the sewage is treated.

●    How the water industry needs to grow a lot but doesn’t because its self-satisfied.

●    Why the best way to mitigate future pandemics is through sanitation control.

●    How there is no marketplace that allows for the funding of water systems.

●    Why speeding up the funding cycle we can rev up the water industry.

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– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 447 Michael Jr.

Michael Jr. is Known as one of today’s most gifted comedians. He brings laughter and understanding to audiences all over the world. Michael got his start performing at the legendary Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach: home of Jay Leno and “The Tonight Show.” This outstanding performance led to Michael Jr. performing at the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival in Montreal where he became the first comedian to ever appear live via satellite on “The Tonight Show” which catapulted Michael’s career.

Now, Michael Jr. tours the country using comedy to inspire audiences to activate their purpose and live a life fulfilled. His impactful delivery and versatility has landed him on The Tonight Show, The Late, Late Show, Oprah, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central, TedX Talks and a keynote for Fortune 500 companies.

Michael has spent a significant portion of his career making laughter commonplace in uncommon places such as homeless shelters and prisons, in addition to empowering his audiences with an appearance in Sony Pictures' feature film War Room as well as starring roles in Selfie Dad, and MORE THAN FUNNY. 

Michael’s motivating comedy specials, Laughing on Purpose and MORE THAN FUNNY are also available on DVD.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Michael Jr. about using comedy to inspire and teach audiences to live a fulfilled life.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How you can use comedy to help explain to people how things work.

●    Why being an artist requires you to be an entrepreneur and business owner.

●    How you retain more information when laughing because you’re less stressed

●    Why bringing experts and comedians together can be a great way to teach.

●    How you can’t rely on your set up and why you need to know your punchline.

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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Disaster Avoidance Experts

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 446 Gleb Tsipursky

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is an internationally recognized throught leader known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert. Dr. Gleb is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies.

His cutting-edge thought leadership has been featured in over 550 articles and 450 interviews in Time, Fast Company, CBS News, Business Insider, Inc. Magazine, and elsewhere. His expertise stems from his background of over 20 years of consulting, coaching, speaking, and training as CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts. His experience also comes from his research background as a behavior economist and cognitive neuroscientist with over 15 years in academia and dozens of peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Gleb has written several best-selling books and is well known for Never Go with Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions. His newest best-selling book is called Resilience: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky about planning and adapting to life during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How disasters can significantly affect your bottom line and your business.

●    Why we make bad decisions and how we can avoid bad decision making.

●    How we have to look at academic journals to understand how our brain works.

●    Why our gut reaction and fight or flight is no longer helpful in modern day living.

●    How business leaders reacted to COVID-19 with a fight or flight response too.

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Andy Andrews, The Andy Andrews Group

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 445 Andy Andrews

Andy Andrews is the author of more than 25 books that have been translated into more than 40 languages. Among those books are several New York Times bestsellers, including the modern-day classics: The Traveler’s Gift and The Noticer. On ABC’s Good Morning America, The Traveler’s Gift was named one of the “Five Books You Must Read In Your Lifetime.”

Andy has been to the White House on several occasions and has spoken at the request of four different Presidents of the United States. He coached our nation’s Special Operations Command for eight years and has been a part of nine College Football National Championship teams in a row.

Andy works as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and sometimes, entire communities who hire him to create a starting point for extraordinary results. His newest book – The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results – was released in June 2019.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Andy Andrews about his new book The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you shouldn’t let someone else put a value on your worth and your work.

●    How we are all in a crisis, headed to a crisis or coming out of a crisis.

●    Why you should never underestimate what word of mouth can do for you.

●    How it’s important to explain complicated things in a way people can grasp.

●    Why people live with problems instead of trying a solution they don’t understand.

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@AndyAndrews

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Karl Boehm, Spiral Marketing

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 444 Karl Boehm

Karl Boehm is the founder and chief marketing strategist of Spiral Marketing. He is a dedicated marketing strategist and digital agency owner with over 15 years of experience. Karl helps brands to significantly grow their market share and increase their bottom line. He has learned to listen very closely to understand the situation, needs, and problems that need to be solved.

Karl’s background has shaped a wide and deep mix of strategic and creative skillsets that equates to accurate marketing plans and compelling multi-media campaigns. As an experienced entrepreneur, former Senior Management at a Marketing Agency Corporate Strategist, Event Producer, Conference Promoter, and lifelong learner - he has the experience, knowledge, resources, and relationships to get excellent results.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Karl Boehm about using full funnel strategies to geometrically increase leads and sales.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     Why an enterprise level company still needs good SEO for ultimate success.

●     How getting large companies 5% more traffic is significant to their bottom line.

●     What a full funnel strategy is and how it helps businesses make more money.

●     Why you need a strategy for awareness to attract ideal customers to your brand.

●     How mapping out different strategies can help you gain more ideal customers.

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Gino Wickman, EOS Worldwide

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 443 Gino Wickman

Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, an organization that helps tens of thousands of businesses implement EOS with the aid of an international team of over 350 professional and certified EOS Implementers and support. There are almost 100,000 companies using the EOS tools worldwide.

An entrepreneur since the age of 21, Gino has had an obsession for learning what makes businesses and entrepreneurs thrive. At 25 he took over the family business, which was deeply in and in need of help. After turning the company around and running it for seven years, he and his partners successfully sold the company.

Gino then set out to help entrepreneurs and leaders get what they want from their businesses. Based on his years of real-world experience, he created the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a practical method for helping companies achieve greatness. He has personally delivered more than 1,900 full-day sessions for more than 135 companies, helping them implement EOS.

He is also the author of the award-winning, best-selling book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business, as well as Get a Grip, Rocket Fuel, How to Be a Great Boss, and What the Heck is EOS?, which have sold more than one million copies.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Gino Wickman about implementing Entrepreneurial Operating Systems for success.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why people should teach what they need to know the most.

●    How there are six essential traits inside every entrepreneur.

●    How to determine if you have the six traits before becoming an entrepreneur.

●    Why entrepreneurs learn more from mistakes then from successes.

●    Why people end up firing twenty percent of their hires in the first year.

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Steve Anderson, The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 442 Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the author of the bestselling book, The Bezos Letters, where he deconstructs Jeff Bezos' 21 letters to Amazon shareowners through his unique lens of risk.

He believes what has fueled Amazon’s growth comes down to Jeff Bezos’ unique approach to taking and leveraging risk and his commitment to creating a culture for experimentation and invention, in other words, his mindset. It’s all based on his views on success and, actually, failure.

Steve uses the same risk and growth mindset that Bezos and others have used. He believes we can all impact the world (wherever we are) and make our mark for the better. That’s what a risk and growth mindset is all about. That’s why helping businesses understand and embrace a risk and growth mindset is Steve’s passion and his mission.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Steve Anderson about embracing risk and taking more risks to be successful.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you have to take risks to grow your business successfully.

●    How any business is always going through four cycles all of the time.

●    Why you should encourage successful failure, and what that means.

●    How you need to grow the size of your failures as your company grows.

●    Why employees aren’t afraid of failure but the consequences of failure.

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Jeff Faldalen, New Concept Coaching

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 441 Jeff Faldalen

Jeff Faldalen is an acceleration coach for entrepreneurs and coaches. He is the founder of New Concept Coaching and the Potential Zone Podcast He is also an international best-selling author, speaker and trainer. With his many different techniques and decades of recovery, he has an extensive understanding of breaking through negative beliefs and limitations. His passion is to use creativity and a unique transformation process to guide people beyond what holds them back and step into their fullest potential.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Jeff Faldalen about coaching entrepreneurs and business owners.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you need to know who you are and where you want to go to be successful.

●    How success and failure is an internal program and what that means.

●    Why you need to ask lots of questions to overcome your limiting beliefs.

●    How the difference between good and great is just a little bit of fine tuning.

●    How your subconscious serves you the way that it thinks you want to be served.

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Avery Carl, The Short Term Shop

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 441 Avery Carl

AVERY CARL bought her first rental property at age 26 on a 37,000 salary. Through strategically investing in short term rental properties in mature vacation rental markets, she was a millionaire by 31. She now owns a portfolio of 24 properties, and is the CEO and founder of the Short Term Shop, a real estate team that helps investors acquire short term rental properties in the most recession resistant markets, and trains them on the methods that led her out of the corporate rat race and into financial freedom.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Avery Carl about acquiring short term rental properties in the most recession proof markets.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How regulations for short term rentals and Airbnb are volatile in big cities.

●    Why people would rather rent a house than a hotel on vacation.

●    How to choose the best places to invest in for short term property rentals.

●    Why you should invest in smaller towns where people vacation for the weekend.

●    How a mature rental market is preferable for short term rental success.

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David Finkel, Maui Mastermind

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 439 David Finkel

David Finkel is author of The Freedom Formula and co-author of, SCALE: 7 Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back (written with Priceline.com co-founder Jeff Hoffman), and one of the nation’s most respected business thinkers. A Wall Street Journal and Business Week bestselling author of 12 business books, David’s a regular columnist for Inc.com, FastCompany.com, and Forbes.com reaching over 1M readers each year.   

Over the past 20 years, David and the Maui coaching and advisor team have scaled and sold over $62 billion of businesses.   

Maui Mastermind helps business owners build companies they love owning again--for the value they create, the lives they touch, the profits they earn, the team they employ, and the freedom they enjoy. Their clients have enjoyed an average annual growth rate five time higher than the average privately held company, while at the same time reducing their companies’ reliance on them as the owners by an average of 191% percent.

An ex-Olympic-level athlete turned business multi-millionaire, David and his wife Heather, and their three sons live a very simple life in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with David Finkel about thriving during times of crisis instead of merely getting through.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why times of crisis provide you an opportunity to compress trial and error.

●    How you need a structured way to look at what is going on.

●    Why you need to implement scenario training to be less reactionary.

●    How you need to prepare for the worst thing that can happen.

●    Why you should spend more on strategic spending expenses now.

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Kevin Urrutia, Voy Media

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 438 Kevin Urrutia

Kevin Urrutia is the founder of Voy Media. He is a travel and nature enthusiast. In his spare time, you can find him hiking through Mount Fuji or booking his next adventure. 

When he's back in the concrete jungle he is hard at work driving ROI for brands through his paid advertising techniques or through the airwaves on his Digital Marketing Fastlane podcast. 

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Kevin Urrutia about using the same blueprint to build really successful businesses.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you need to be interested in the growth and marketing of your company.

●    How content marketing and SEO is so important for growth.

●    Why creative content is still the biggest lever to help you grow on social media.

●    How providing items that people need to buy again will make you more money.

●    Why you need to ask for the order or people are not going to buy.

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Kim Magdalein, StickyClient.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 437 Kim Magdalein

Kim Magdalein has built two successful businesses. Kim was named one of the top five financial advisors in the US by Senior Market Advisor Magazine. He sold the practice in 2008 and continued with a company he started in 2003, Seminars For Less, an ongoing enterprise. His latest venture is Sticky Client. Kim lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, Carol. Together they have seven children and eleven grandchildren. 

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Kim Magdalein about effectively communicating through text messages with your clients.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How you boost the open rate by sending an email with a video.

●    Why texts are read at a much higher rate than emails.

●    How texting and email shouldn’t be used as a blasting tool for prospects.

●    Why you should use videos for training purposes.

●    Why Sticky Clients wants to be the messenger delivery service.

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Jairek Robbins,

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 436 Jairek Robbins.

Jairek Robbins has been coaching business owners, teams, and individuals for over a decade to achieve world class results in work and life through his personal coaching. His coaching has helped them make more money while working less, lose weight, have more passion in their relationships, and more focus and energy than ever before.

Jairek has delivered trainings and speeches to millions of people worldwide, speaking to businesses and organizations including Ameriprise Financial, Harvard University, Tampa Bay Rays, BMW, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Olympic Team. His number one bestselling book Live It! Received rave reviews from Deepak Chorpa and Brian Tracy, among others.

Jairek’s commitment to bettering humanity and himself began at an early age and was acknowledged with a the Gold Medal Congressional Award. He was awarded the highest honor of accomplishing over 400 hours of community service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours dedicated to physical fitness, and living overseas for an extended period of time volunteering all within 24-months.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jairek Robbins about leveling up in your life and your business.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why taking preventative measures to manage disaster is so important.

●    How clearing you mind every morning helps gets things accomplished.

●    Why you need to be aware of the chaos to identify dangers in your business.

●    How spending more time on building defense is more strategic than strengthening offense.

●    Why asking questions is more helpful than providing all the answers.

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Lisa Sasevich, Queen of Sales Conversion

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 435 Lisa Sasevich

Lisa Sasevich is an entrepreneur, a speaker, a philanthropist, and a devoted mother. She grew her 5-figure solo-preneurship to a multi-million-dollar company, which was recently ranked on Inc. 500 list two years in a row, landing in the Top 20 for women-owned businesses. Lisa is also known as the Queen of Sales Conversion.

Honored as the Extraordinary Entrepreneur of the Year by Women Online Magazine, recognized sales expert by Success Magazine, recipient of the coveted eWomen Network Foundation Champion award for her generous fundraising, and ranked on the prestigious Inc. 500/5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 2 years in a row, Lisa teaches experts who are making a difference how to get their message out and enjoy massive results, without being “salesy.”

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Lisa Sasevich about her new book Meant for More: The Proven Formula to Turn Your Knowledge into Profits.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you must discover your unique value to differentiate yourself in the market.

●    How you already have a goldmine of knowledge, you just need to use it.

●    How you can help people while making money as you’re perfecting your plans.

●    Why you don’t have to have the whole story written to begin your business.

●    Why you need to make your offer to serve your customers.

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Tyler Sullivan, BombTech Golf

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 434 Tyler Sullivan

Tyler Sullivan is the founder of BombTech Golf, an eCommerce store with over $15 million sold online since 2012. Tyler also runs EcomGrowers where he and his team have helped countless Shopify owners add 6-7 figures in additional sales to their eCommerce stores by optimizing email systems and ad campaigns to find hidden revenue streams. Over the years Tyler has come to learn the formula for running successful and profitable eCommerce businesses. He believes that even with online companies there is huge value in having real conversations with customers and potential buyers. Tyler is hyper-focused on the customer experience and operating a lean business that doesn't just drive revenue but drives serious profit and cash flow.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Tyler Sullivan about growing an ecommerce business.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How to make ads profitable consistently on social media and not get kicked off.

●    Why you need to ask real questions to keep your customer list engaged.

●    Why you need a great email list to rely on if social media shuts your ads off.

●    Why you need to train your team, so they can run the business without you.

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@BombTechGolf

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Jenny Davis, Strive Change

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 433 Jenny Davis

Jenny’s personal improvement journey started when she was six after being enrolled into a judo class so she could learn to defend herself. She went on to become a black belt fighting for Scotland and GB all over the world. A few years later she swapped her baggy judo suit for lycra, a carbon fibre bike, and high speeds on the velodromes all over the world. Career highlights include winning silver at Delhi Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing out for Team GB selection for London 2012 Olympics and racing for Team Scotland in front of a home crowd at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

During London 2012 trials Jenny was asked to present how she improved her performance to her department manager and leaders at Standard Life Plc. Having shared the principles of improvement Jenny was asked to help lead and deliver continuous improvement in the business. There a new career was born!

After many business improvement and problem solving projects, teams, training programs, and lessons learned across multiple industries, Jenny now works with business leaders and entrepreneurs to move away from firefighting and stress to calm and control and onward to World Class Customer Service and the growth and profits that come with that.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jenny Davis about helping entrepreneurs and business leaders guide their teams through crisis and change. 

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

How people need to be flexible with their business models during COVID-19.

Why it’s vital to take a strategic pause to learn from the past to better the future.

How you need to fix the root cause of your problem, so it never returns.

Why you need to make sure the all the details of your business run smoothly.

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@JenDavisSprint

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Steve Pacinelli, BombBomb

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 432 Steve Pacinelli

Steve Pacinelli is BombBomb's Chief Marketing Officer. Recently, he co-authored the best-selling book to better business communication, Rehumanize Your Business. Prior to leading the charge of the "relationships through video" movement, he led a sales team winning with BombBomb. He was a Sales Manager, Vice President of Events, and the National Speaker for Realtor.com, and presented to more than 1,000 audiences along the way. These presentations focus on online marketing, video communication, lead conversion, consumer psychology, and sales automation.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Steve Pacinelli about using simple video messages to get more lead conversions and more sales.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why a 30 second message connects with people more effectively than an email.

●    How relationship building videos are different than marketing videos.

●    Why it’s hard to get someone to watch a video when it’s delivered in an email.

●    How the BombBomb process brings in more qualified leads.

●    Why it’s easier to say no to text on a phone and harder to say no to a face.

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Jack Turk, WriteKillerCopyFast.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 431 Jack Turk

Jack Turk has decades of experience writing for corporations like Microsoft and Kodak, as well as a number of small businesses, including dentists, attorneys, and even magicians. Jack focused on growing his career as a writer. After graduation, he bounced around from different jobs across the country – Michigan, Texas, Boston – having a great run writing for high-tech companies. His copy has generated millions of dollars in sales, and he's now known as the world's fastest copywriter.

On his 50th birthday he quit working for Microsoft to become a magician. After discovering the power of direct response copywriting, he extended his business to help other magicians successfully sell their services. He wants to help people write faster so they can get their copy faster, so people can help their customers and make some money.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Jack Turk about using effective copywriting to grow a business.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How businesses need to identify their ideal clients and target them.

●    Why your direct mail needs to call for action and ask for the sale.

●    How your offer should be so good it makes you hurt to promote it.

●    Why you need to target a problem and solve it for your clients.

●    How the right bonus can create a bigger driver to buy than the product.

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David Medansky, CreateYourThinnerSelf.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 430 David Medansky

David Medansky is an international best-selling author, and America’s Newest Authority for Healthy Sustainable Weight Loss. He wrote about his inspirational weight-reduction journey in his book, Discover Your Thinner Self. He shares his healthful information in his new weight reduction book, If Not Now, When? Reduce Weight – Create a Healthy Lifestyle in 90 Days so that others might benefit from his knowledge.

Because diets tend to be trendy, temporary, and hard to stick to, David teaches people to feel better by eating healthier. He wants people to stop losing the same 10 pounds over and over without needing to buy expensive meals, supplements, or products and without having to follow an exercise program or count calories. The bottom line is David’s clients improve their health and love what they see in the mirror. He offers simple solutions to make losing weight easy.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with David Medansky about changing your lifestyle to lose weight and be healthy.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why you need to look at the food you’re putting into your body.

●    How the epidemic of obesity is becoming worse in America.

●    The misconceptions about losing weight and diet and exercise.

●    How processed foods are scientifically engineered to increase cravings.

●    Why you need to slow down when you’re eating meals.

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Debbie Allen,

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 429 Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen is an internationally recognized business growth and market positioning expert. She has been a professional speaker and business mentor for over 25 years and has presented before thousands in 28 countries. Debbie is a bestselling author of nine books, including The Highly Paid Expert and Success is Easy.

Debbie is a VIP Contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine and an award-winning entrepreneur who has built and sold numerous million-dollar companies in diverse industries.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Debbie Allen about looking for the next opportunity to scale your business.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How some people are afraid to make a decision, so they never make one.

●    Why you need to market and position yourself as being an expert.

●    How success can be easy when you find the right people to work with.

●    Why you should be yourself and put your personality into your business.

●    How you build confidence through one success after the other.

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David Koifman, Kickfuther

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 428 David Koifman

David Koifman is Head of Growth at Kickfurther, joining the team in late 2017. His background is fin-tech sales, and since joining Kickfurther he has expanded to a passion and knowledgebase in supply chain, logistics, and multi-channel distribution. The Kickfurther growth team helps hundreds of brands in different industries all working in a cash-constrained environment to maximize growth and keep up with demand.  

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with David Koifman about bringing businesses and backers together to fund production with Kickfurther.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How you don’t have to be an accredited advisor to participate on Kickfurther.

●     Why using Kickfurther simultaneously helps investors and business owners.

●     How Kickfurther helps businesses grow faster than traditional business loans.

●     Why Kickfurther is different than peer to peer lending and group lending.

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@kickfurther

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@kickfurther

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kickfurther.com

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Marley Jaxx, MarleyJaxx.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 427 Marley Jaxx

Marley Jaxx is an expert in creating strategically omnipresent content, getting videos to rank on YouTube and Google and using cross-channel video marketing for maximum reach, Jaxx Productions brings next level video social selling to the marketplace.

Working with top dogs like Daymond John, Cristy Code Red, Alex Charfen, Rachel Pedersen, Stephen Larsen, and having worked events with Gary Vaynerchuck, Seth Godin, Randi Zuckerberg, and Robin Sharma – Marley leads her dream team specializing in impact-driven and profit-focused video strategy using The VIP Code

Waging war against short-term influencers and creating an army of visionary leaders who refuse mediocre, mundane, and average video strategy, Jaxx Productions builds a production team around their movement through omnipresent video assets.

Interested only in massive ROI and extraordinary impact, Marley and her team work to provide support around their private clients so they can focus on what their movement is meant for - changing their family, business, community, and the world.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Marley Jaxx about the power of omnipresent video to gain maximum impact on social media.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    How videos make you more visible and help with your success.

●    Why entrepreneurs need to share their stories and vulnerability.

●    How entrepreneurs get paid for who they are not what they do.

●    Why you always need to have a call to action in your videos.

●    How you need a hook, a story, and an offer in your video.

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Mark Worster, nurseMARK

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 426 Mark Worster

Mark Worster is an entrepreneur, leader, fitness fanatic, and healthcare professional. He brings a passion and joy for living to everything he does. From Chairman of the Board of a $20mm health services agency to Certified Yoga Instructor. Mark has accumulated an impressive array of diverse experiences. Known for his charismatic, high energy approach to leadership.

While his true passion is helping people make their lives easier through decreased stress, personal empowerment, and building a business that allows you to do what you love to do most with the people you love most, he also helps you live a healthy lifestyle. 

Mark has led many groups to successful completion of their missions. Mark’s latest endeavor, nurseMARK, is the largest global community of empowered healthcare professionals dedicated to powerful living. Through this community they are collectively changing the world of healthcare.

In addition, Mark is a leader in the cannabis education space educating people about the beneficial use of cannabis as a medicine. Currently he is working toward earning his Master’s of Science, Cannabis Science and Therapeutics Degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Mark Worster about the cannabis nurse space and helping people use it as a medicine.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     Why you need a cannabis nurse to help you use cannabis medicinally.

●     How the 550 different varieties of cannabis are all composed differently.

●     The different nuances to the varieties of cannabis and their uses.

●     How you need be good at transformation if you work for a tech company.

●     Why you need to put your head down and keep going when things get tough.

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@markworster

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@nursemarkw

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Charlie Hartwell, Bridge Builders Collaborative

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 425 Charlie Hartwell

Charlie is the managing partner of Bridge Builders Collaborative, a group of highly successful investors who have been investing in start-up companies in the space of mental wellness, consciousness, and spirituality. A Harvard Business School graduate, Charlie has served and led organizations in 14 different industries, including starting a non- profit in the slums of Kenya in 1986 that has now served health care to several million patients. He also founded the first for-profit expedition company in US History to promote the Bancroft Arnesen Expedition - a historical 17,000-mile crossing of Antarctica by two women who became the first to cross the continent on foot.

Now Charlie and his company are passionate about supporting the growth of a new movement around mental fitness, heart-centered connection, consciousness evolution, and improved health care. Bridge Builders has invested in such companies as Pear Therapeutics, Insight Timer, Headspace, Happify, and others. Bridge Builders supports companies that work towards accessible mind-training technology through investments.

Charlie and Bridge Builders invested in a popular app called Insight Timer. It offers mindfulness inspiration, meditations, and music from over 5,000 teachers around the world. Additional projects include an app that helps with addiction, the Muse headband, and Fabriq, an app that helps organize and enable better intentionality with relationship building, both socially and professionally.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Charlie Hartwell about investing in startups that focus on mental wellness, consciousness, and spirituality.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     Why the mental wellness space is growing very rapidly today.

●     How to source deals and investments in the mental wellness space.

●     Why meditation can help businesspeople become successful.  

●     How to get networked into new areas to provide businesses with value.

●     Why you need to invest in the entrepreneur who will be able to grow his idea.

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@ShiftIt_Inst

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Ace Chapman, AceChapman.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 424 Ace Chapman

Ace Chapman has been purchasing websites to create income streams for over 16 years. The first website he bought was an online stock market simulator in the early days of the Internet.

He purchased the website, made some changes, and grew it from 10,000 to 250,000 users before selling it. Since that initial website, he has built systems around buying and managing Internet-based businesses, completing close to 200 deals.

Ace has spent years developing his contacts with the right people. His team, and extended network, finds, inspects and completes his proprietary due diligence process on deals before they make it through his deal funnel.

He has taken his time building relationships throughout the world with people who will, one day, be interested in selling their websites. His process is one of the reasons that the majority of his partners return after each deal. His model is the best solution for people who want to quickly increase their income.  

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Ace Chapman about building a 12 million-dollar micro private equity fund.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How you can buy income instead building income.

●     Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t expect their business to last forever.

●     How you should know when to let your business go to maintain a high ROI.

●     Why smaller purchases yield bigger returns that larger purchases.

●     How COVID-19 is bringing more motivated sellers to the market.

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@acechapman

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Liam Austin, Entrepreneurs HQ

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 423 Liam Austin

Liam Austin is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ and a virtual event strategist. He has launched over 15 virtual summits and online business networking events, hosting over 400 speakers while educating 100,000+ business owners through his programs.

Virtual Summit Academy is Liam's 6-week implementation program which makes it easy for people to create their own online summits and virtual conferences to grow their email list, authority, impact and revenue.

Liam is also the creator of the Million Dollar Virtual Summit Program, where he partners with select clients to generate seven figures.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Liam Austin about conducting successful virtual summits.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why virtual summits provide people so much value for free.

●    How to upsell clients on a high ticket offer with the backend of your event.

●    Why it’s vital to get your customers’ email addresses to serve your backend.

●    How to turn your attendees into sponsors to get more people to attend.

●    How you can continue to bring in leads by sending people prerecorded events.

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@EHQcom

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@entrepreneurshq

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Peter Montoya, PeterMontoya.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 422 Peter Montoya

Peter Montoya is the best-selling author of The Brand Called You and his latest book, Leadership Power. He’s also a sought-after and highly motivational keynote speaker and leadership development strategist, specializing in developing high-performance teams.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Peter Montoya about being a good leader while working remotely.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How leadership has shifted in the last 50 years and everyone is a leader.

●     Why most organizations are accepting that everyone needs to be a leader.

●     The three different kinds of leaderships and why all are important for success.

●     How owning what you’ve done and what you want empowers you to change.

●     Why the number one job of any leader is leadership development.

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Chris Prefontaine, SmartRealEstateCoach.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 421 Chris Prefontaine

Chris Prefontaine is a 3-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, Estate Investing, and Moneeka Sawyer’s Real Estate Investing for Women. He’s also the founder and CEO of SmartRealEstateCoach.com and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast.

Chris has been in real estate for almost 30 years. His experience ranges from constructing new homes in the ‘90s ad owning a Realty Executive Franchise to running his own investments (commercial and residential) and coaching clients throughout North America.

Today, Chris runs his own buying and selling business with his family team, which purchases 2-5 properties monthly, so they’re in the trenches every week. They also help their associates and students do the exact same thing all across North America, working together on another 10-15 properties every month.

Having been through several real estate cycles, Chris understand the challenges of this business and helps students navigate the constantly changing real estate waters.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Chris Prefontaine about lease purchasing during COVID-19.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How lease purchasing works and provides you with three paydays.

●     Why it’s easier to sell your house through lease purchasing than it is to rent it.

●     How a buyer and a seller both benefit from a lease purchasing agreement.

●     Why lease purchasing is easier and more lucrative than flipping a house.

●     How COVID-19 shrunk the buyer pool because people can’t get financing.

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@smartrealestatecoach

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Geoff Fellows, Fellows Wealth Management

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 420 Geoff Fellows

Geoff Fellows had a 20+ year career in corporate America, rising to the rank of CFO at a nearly $1B credit card processor and eventually taking over as a Divisional President.

Retiring in 2011 he focused on giving back to the community, serving on a number of community nonprofit boards. For the last seven years he has been Captain of his local volunteer fire crew, all while running Kona’s Half Ironman 2 times.

In 2013 he launched his 2nd career as a wealth manager and now runs Fellows Wealth Management, a boutique family office is Southern California offering tax, legal and wealth management services all under one roof.

Geoff has been recognized as a 2020 5 Star Wealth Manager as identified in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal and his first book Fiscally and Physically Fit is due out July 2020.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Geoff Fellows about serving families with tax and estate planning.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why small businesses and families need retirement plans in place.

●    How small business owners need to know that it’s okay for them to retire.

●    Why businesses need to plan for their financial future to avoid losing money.

●    How people aren’t maximizing the amount of money they put towards retirement.

●    Why financial planning is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Carolyn Lowe, ROI Swift

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 419 Carolyn Lowe

Carolyn Lowe founded ROI Swift in 2015 to help emerging consumer brands get expert help in Amazon, Paid Ads for Facebook/Instagram, and Paid Search. So many smaller businesses were being taken advantage of by paying agencies big dollars for no results, and Carolyn thought that was wrong. Her team grew an apparel and footwear company from $0- 12M in 18 months through paid Facebook and Instagram ads. Carolyn’s goal is to help 1000 brands grow profitably. So far, they have helped 102, so she is 898 away from retirement!

Carolyn once won $10,000 on the radio and wished she saved it to invest in Google or Amazon two decades later. After leaving Dell, she founded ROI Swift to follow her passion of helping emerging businesses grow. She is the mother of two children and has her pilot’s license, though no time to actually fly anymore.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Carolyn Lowe about growing consumer ads through social media and Amazon marketing.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why being acquired by a larger company can be life changing.

●    How brands are making mistakes by hiring cheap talent and wasting money.

●    The red flags agencies give that should make you run away from them.

●    How to get your product on the first page of Amazon to make more sales.

●    Why you should be asking for results and references from marketing firms.

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Karl Leonard Hicks, The Leonard Financial Group

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 418 Karl Leonard Hicks

Karl Leonard Hicks is the founder and CEO of The Leonard Financial Group. He has spent his entire professional career working with individual families to get their financial house in order and keep it that way. As a former chairperson for the Financial Planning Association Chapter for the Inland Empire, a member of the Professional Financial Planning Advisory Committee for the University of Redlands and an adjunct faculty member, Karl has always actively promoted financial education and literacy.

Karl is also involved in the Inland Empire community where he lives. He has served on and continues to serve on community boards and committees including the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce, the United Way of the Inland Valleys, the Riverside Community Health Foundation, the Mission Inn Foundation, the Asian Pacific Cultural Association, the R.T. Fields Bar Association, the Riverside Bar Association, the Estate Planning Council of Riverside County and the Asian Pacific American Lawyers of the Inland Empire.

Karl has also received awards and accolades for his work in the financial planning profession and his work in the community

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Karl Leonard Hicks about serving the financial services industry.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why people need to pay attention to their finances.

●    How focusing holistically on financial planning helps you reach your goals.

●    How the different areas of financial planning are interconnected.

●    Why being trained in one area doesn’t make you an expert in all areas.

●    Why attorneys’ plans are more complicated than plans in other businesses.

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@khickscfp

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Leonardllc.com

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Brian Bradley, BTBLegal.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 417 Brian Bradley

Brian T. Bradley, Esq. is a leading Educator and Asset Protection Attorney for High Risk Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Real Estate Investors and High Net Worth Families. Brian’s goal is to give you peace of mind knowing your assets are safe. Brian also acts as a Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) for law firms helping them maximize their value, along with technology integration. Brian was selected to the Lawyers of Distinction List 3 years in a row 2018 through 2020, Super Lawyers Rising Star List 2015, nominated to Americas Top 100 High Stake Litigators List, nominated to the 2017 Law Firm 500 Award. He also writes and teaches on High-End Asset Protection. Brian has been featured on numerous Investing, Real Estate, Cashflow, Finance and Coaching shows.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Brian Bradley about the key concepts for asset protection planning.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why people need to budget for asset protection before they get sued.

●    How courts are okay with you doing preventative asset protection planning.

●    Why preventative asset protection planning can save you money.

●    How claims can be solved before they happen if you have asset protection.

●    Why a revocable living trust is different from your asset protection trust.

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BTBLegalEsq

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