Business Design: Recent Episodes
Thought Partner Group
We talk to quirky, brilliant, successful folks who are able to smarten business down, sharing insights on great business design.
Guests are all thought leaders in their own niche, and we challenge them to speak outside of talking points, which ultimately should make for a few interesting minutes of listening.
Design your business for success, with a few thoughts from those who have been there.
๐ Specific colors on and around Henry.ย 01:21
โพ Henry is a baseball nut, and he visits baseball parks. 02:53
๐ Good book ideas vs. the lunatic fringe. 05:28
โ The Misery approach for an urgent project for McGraw Hill. 07:58
๐ In publishing, no one reads the whole book: A good marketing plan is essential. 09:56
๐ฆ What the teacher wrote about little Henry. 11:35
๐จโ๐ Henry fell in love with writing early and pursued two degrees. 13:14
๐จโ๐ผ Became the vice president of a $5 billion financial services firm without an MBA and then pursued his executive MBA.14:49
๐ค โAt the intersection of art and commerce, exactly where a Dutchman belongs.โ. 17:33
๐๏ธ Future of publishing: Digital technology changed publishing and a growing trend in audiobooks and podcasts as promotion for books.ย 20:02
๐ Helping independent consultants market with a book and a speech. 22:31
Connect with Steve: www.indiebooksintl.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
๐ Saying her name: Anza means filled with beauty and grace. 01:21
๐ซ Cool last name: Goodbar is a sweet and salty way to start a conversation with Anza. 02:25
๐ค Facial expressions and covering up ourselves: Glasses that do not cover her eyebrows. 03:45
๐ฆ Anza was in mortgage lending: The kindest description of clients' care and the mortgage lending process. 05:59
๐ง Microwave hype: Anza learned how to build client loyalty and referrals in the business when she was only 11 and selling microwaves. 08:20
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง Father knows best kind of family: a supportive family of entrepreneurs.11:42
๐ Finding your emotional trigger: โThe things that hold us back are from those conversations that we had as a kid.โ 13:15
๐ Using data science to find your targeted audience: People do not create a highly defined avatar when searching for clients. 14:17
๐คทโโ๏ธ Anza`s avatar audience are coaches that are doing things but have no conversions. 20:03
๐ What are the conditions for successful marketing and growth? 21:35
โ๏ธ Delivering all of the data to people instead of mining or selling to a big audience on socials. 24:04
๐ โIf data can be used to sway a political campaign, can it not be used to sway people to purchase a particular item?โ 26:00
๐ Defining the audience to get in front of the right people or to get in front of more people more quickly. 30:26
Connect with Anza: www.audientum.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.resonateengine.com
๐ Mary has the most incredible background behind her. 01:39
๐ชถ The Quilly Award for a best-selling book. 03:15
๐ The Road to Success book with Jack Canfield. 04:10
3๏ธโฃ Right-handed and left-brained: Mary was a parent to her brothers. 06:28
๐ง Clarity: helping people get clear; it sounds so very simple, it's so basic, but it is really foundational and fundamental. 08:56
โ๏ธ Balancing time, scope, and budget with clarity to get the best possible results. 10:20
๐ค Back in the day, big brands and logos won the day, but now flexible players are breaking in the space. 12:15
๐ Family history: Triggers Maryโs brothers know how to use. 14:17
โญ Sense of oscillation built-in adaptability, capability, and flexibility for Mary.16:31
๐ง The knee-jerk moment for Mary is when people she is working with think theyโve done it all perfectly. 17:50
๐ง Developing the EQ doesnโt come only with experience. 19:30
๐ Coaching for Mary is an advisory and a guide. 21:48
โก You have Mpowered behind you. 25:09
Connect with Mary: www.mpoweredsolutionsgroup.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐คฉ Briarโs beautiful and earthy background. 01:21
๐ She hated her name when she was a kid, but loves it as an adult. 02:45
๐ซ School days where no one pronounced her first nor last name correctly. 03:57
๐๏ธ Thyroid cancer diagnosis came when her baby boy was one, and all the changes she has implemented in her life since. 06:38
๐ฑ Her meaning of organic: โEverybody has this raw opportunity inside of them.โ 08:45
๐๏ธ From a young age, Briar loved creating cards, ceramics, writing, and storytelling. 10:47
๐ She was an old soul with a very clear vision of what she wanted to be. 12:39
๐ฏ Briarโs amazing career aspect is making people listen to her plus her inner awareness creates a unique position for her to coach. 14:11
๐บ Naturally gravitated to helping people grow and now enjoying changing the course of her clientโs trajectory.16:33
๐ Program that helps professionals and students with the accessible price point and growing group coaching 19:50
๐ Briar works with people who don't make excuses. 22:25
Connect with Briar: www.briardougherty.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ธ Ashley has a cherry blossom picture in the background. 01:43
๐ Describing her business to a three-year-old. 02:46
๐ Today there are more ways to monetize thoughts and talents than ever. 03:57
๐ค Ashley used every opportunity to build relationships in her journalism career. 05:34
๐ She is creating more of a conscious world and awareness in taking in loads of information. 07:54
โ Helping young people find their purpose is critical for the development of our world. 09:21
๐ค Young people are more likely to listen to a friend. 10:58
๐ค It all comes down to your intuition and what makes sense to you. 12:39
๐คฉ Ashley's parents and professors were very encouraging and she was โhookedโ on everything related to journalism. 14:04
๐ We need more empathy: everyone is interested in gaining power in some regard. 16:41
๐คธโโ๏ธ Adults should be more childlike. 18:51
๐๏ธ Looking for content creators who are creating authentic content towards a more conscientious world. 20:59
โ๏ธ The name of her company Rizzarr means to ripple in Spanish. 23:20
Connect with Ashley: www.rizzarr.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ฟ Yannis loves plants and he grows them with his wife. 1:44
๐His family life and growing up in Tunisia, North Africa. 3:35
๐Yannis speaks Italian, Tunisian,ย Arabic, French, English and Spanish. 3:53
๐ฑ Connecting avocado pips with startups and three components of a winning recipe. 5:43
โ Yannis was a travel agent and a tour operator before launching HotelsByDay. 6:33
๐ก โMy mind was always trying to creatively construct things, and from a tender age, I always wanted to reinvent the wheel.โ 12:01
๐จ Everything has changed: The best hotels pre-pandemic, we're running at about 85% occupancy per year. 14:52
๐ฏ Yannis is not building to flip, he is building for the long term. 22:38
๐ Hotels have all the protocols and infrastructure to be able to surpass a co-working space in service. 27:20
๐ We're always on the lookout for more supplies to sell. 29:40
Connect with Yannis:ย www.hotelsbyday.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ Bermuda bananas are delicious. 01:26
๐โโ๏ธ Living in Georgia vs Bermuda: Andrew canโt swim four miles every day like in Bermuda. 02:12
๐ฌ๏ธ Andrew decided to go for a long swim just one day before the hurricane hit. 03:27
๐ Tricks for swimming in the open sea with a lot of waves. 03:52
๐ Entrepreneurship is like swimming: Staying above waves in the market. 05:02
โฐ Cadence in business: โYour time is your most finite resource, your time and your mind.โ 06:47
๐ง Mental tenancy concept and his book Get Out of My Head. 09:11
๐ Sophisticated pricing and revenue management tools are not used as much as they should. 11:34
๐๏ธ Providing pricing and revenue management solutions for professional vacation rental managers and Airbnb managers.13:39
โ๏ธ Art tool for setting the right price for every property. 14:35
๐ Taking fragmented local management companies and provided them scale as a service.16:49
๐คฉ Subtracting from the wants: Andrew crafted his life to be happy today. 19:00
๐ผ Good at planning for the future but having a really hard time living in the present. 20:58
๐ป Having a 100% remote team. 23:17
๐ด Andrew is not giving mindshare to social media channels too much. 26:18
Connect with Andrew: www.rented.com and www.linkedin.com/in/mandrewmcconnell
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
โ Bryan loves to combine his coffees. 01:28
๐ก A logo with a lightbulb, shield, and lock. 02:02
๐ Influx of startup activity and venture capital funds in the insurance industry. 03:17
๐ Intelligence in decision-making is changing. 05:43
๐ Annual policies and the negative things in insurance. 07:28
๐ฏ New ideas and disruptive ways that insurance is funded and sold. 11:35
๐ฃ๏ธ The world is different and navigating through changes is important, not just having meetings but execution. 13:10
๐ A car nut from a young age: wanted to be an aeronautical engineer. 15:01
๐ Bryan got into the insurance industry by accident. 15:39
๐จโ๐ Interstellar traveling and ensuring people go to Mars. 17:55
๐ค Insurance products are confusing: simplifying and rethinking insurance products is needed. 20:47
๐ Creating better outcomes for more people is critical for insurance. 24:28
Connect with Bryan: www.insurance-evolution.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ฃ๏ธ Short practice of Arabic. 01:41
๐ Growing the tech industry within the United Arab Emirates. 02:31
๐ป Building a technological hub for the Middle East. 03:57
๐ Kareem returned from the US to reach great success at only 25 years old.ย 08:11
๐ Loosened regulations for tech companies, but breaking into the global market is tough. 13:02
๐ฏ Exciting times: The goal is to facilitate growth for UAE startups and be more than a marketplace for the US. 16:28
๐ฑ Gaps in the market and using blueprints to create success 19:07
๐ Embracing the outside world: โUAE is the most successful cultural melting pot.โ 22:05
๐ Kareemโs legacy, facilitating the success of others. 23:12
โฉ Spurring technological innovation that can move the country forward. 24:51
Connect with Kareem: www.annexinvestments.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ His mom named him David, not Dave. 01:17
๐ฆธ His favorite hero is Batman, and Davidโs nickname is Batman. 02:22
๐ค HR should be a business partner and really help in times of crisis. 04:01
๐ Being very busy with campus organizations. 05:48
๐๏ธ Impact of a professor on Davidsโ HR journey. 07:31
๐ First on the block: developing a diversity awareness program. 10:19
๐ When you have someone to tell you that the emperor has no clothes on. 11:07
๐คฉ Minorities, trauma, and self-awareness in managing others. 12:19
๐ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.โs birthday: The most valuable and important thing is to understand the interconnectedness of all of us. 15:00
๐ โDavid can upset the Pope.โ 16:59
๐ฏ HR department is No department: You can choose the ways to work within the company, but it can have consequences. 18:24
๐๏ธ When your business plan is just a nice-looking PowerPoint presentation without real content. 22:33
๐ Look for employee engagement, absenteeism, and mental health assessment in your workforce. 26:17
๐ก Blended approach in addressing issues with coworkers. 28:37
โ ๏ธ Mental health issues are going to be the next pandemic. 29:08
Connect with David: www.linkedin.com/in/davidmatthewscornell
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐๏ธ Rebranding his name: Michael was once the most popular name in New Zealand. 01:29
๐ฉโโ๏ธ Mikeโs favorite moment at the LA airport. 02:31
๐ A data science consultancy: being at the forefront of new stuff.ย 04:13
๐ท Post traumatic growth.is going to be very exciting, and we can all build better. 06:23
๐ โWe're in a period where everything is on hiatus, and when we come out of it, we need to make sure that we've got escape velocityโ 08:17
๐ Change the relationship with change because it creates opportunity and threatens. 09:49
๐ Scenario planning approach: โFive forcesโ framework around mindset planning. 13:40
๐ค Denial is not so great a superpower: Mikeโs experiences with a brain tumor and post traumatic growth.16:36
๐ Sheeping in NZ: catered at the high end of the market rather than think about it as a mass market.19:11
๐ช Making the future better for the company, everyone in the company, and all that interact with it. 23:54
Connect with Mike: www.escape-velocity.co.uk
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
โช๏ธ The most aptly named city for an entrepreneur. 01:17
โ๏ธ A collaborative mindset: we're going to be seeing a lot of disruption. 02:17
๐ค How are leaders going to work through the conundrum of employee empowerment?ย 05:02
๐ค Leaders have issues in understanding how to harness the collective intelligence of their team. 06:50
๐ Tapping and harnessing talents as a guiding approach. 09:45
๐ When a leader truly shows an interest in how an employee thinks and what theyโre capable of. 10:47
๐ฆพ Future: Robotic economy doesnโt need people. 14:05
๐ Why Gen X and millennial-run businesses are failing? 15:56
๐คฆ A culture of failure. 18:40
๐ก Boomers mentoring the Gen Xers and millennials. 19:35
๐ โThe best time to make a decision about your work culture is before you hire the first person.โ 23:16
Connect with Dianne: www.corevalues.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
โ๏ธBob is a pilot and is surrounded by model airplanes. 02:20
๐ฉ๏ธ He received his amateur pilot license: a story about piloting in a hailstorm. 03:30
๐ Having a โ$100 burgerโ and flying over Cape Cod. 04:12
๐ค Bobโs broken wrist: an unfortunate event while playing with a dog. 05:20
๐ Why searching for competitive intelligence and creating updated competitive landscape maps for businesses is essential. 06:04
๐ Small businesses should create models that have zero competitors: differentiation. + competitive landscape maps. 08:11
๐ฆ โA serial hobbyist,โ as he calls himself, Bob was a curious and focused child who owned 4 businesses before he finished high school. 11:45
๐งโโ๏ธ His Dad was passionate about education and practicing Transcendental Meditation. 13:21
๐ฃ๏ธ Bob talks eloquently: Adjust the language you use while talking to people. 14:06
๐ฅง โVision pieโ and 11 elements of complete vision. 16:02
๐ Tombstone writing: he pushed the envelope in leadership and management systems. 18:59
โ๏ธ Bob believes in servant leadership and explains what the most significant error big companies are making is. 20:12
โก Blockchain will touch every industry and cryptocurrency is one application of that. 21:50
๐ Entrepreneurship University. 25:09
Connect with Bob:www.airtightmgt.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐งโโ๏ธ Alex has an amazing beard. 02:12
๐ข๏ธ Crowdfunding project: five guys in California with greasy beards. 02:41
๐คฉ Doing a product launch that went viral: The Beard Club. 03:25
๐ Learning to grow a brand (and beards). 06:23
๐ His consultant business and non-toxic detergents. 07:41
๐๏ธ Emotional chord with customers - getting beyond the product is the key. 09:26
๐คข Allergic reactions due to toxic chemicals in detergents was the initial reason to join the new business. 12:17
๐ Supporting orphans, deaf people, and victims of sex trafficking. 13:31
๐ข Having a business model that cuts through the noise. 16:54
โ๏ธ Alexโs vision and why the grass looks greener on the other side. 18:24
๐ค Addiction to entrepreneurship is real. 20:58
๐ Creating a home environment free of chemicals is attainable. www.trulyfreehome.com 22:16
Connect with Alex: www.thealexbrown.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐บ๏ธ Huge watercolor world map behind Holly. 02:15
๐ Cat eyeglasses and electric blue as a brand signature. 02:54
๐ต About electric blue and Debbie Gibson. 04:41
๐ฝ As aย Bicentennial baby, Hollyโs core is presence, freedom, red, white, and blue. 06:22
๐ Her focus is mindfulness: being fully present in the moment with no judgment. 07:39
๐ฎโ๐จ Living in an unsustainable world of getting bigger, better, faster, and having more. 09:00
๐ Growing up in a double-wide and a growing passion for presence. 10:39
๐ชฃ Bucket of mindfulness: the sense of presence comes from being fully present in this moment. 12:55
๐ต Holly is a fan of country music. 15:05
๐ง Mindfulness has transformed. Now, it's really neuroscience-based and a secular series of practices. 16:42
๐ Growing up with love, happiness, and learning life is resilience. 21:50
๐ We'll never get the brand perfected. The idea is to keep building it. 23:2
Connect with Holly: www.hollyduckworth.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ฌ๏ธ San Francisco summers. 01:31
๐๏ธ Left the corporate world to open a podcast production studio in the beginning of the pandemic. 03:19
๐ Freedom of expression: There are no slippery slopes in podcasting. 04:57
๐ TJ never wanted to go to business school, it turns out he never needed to. 06:03
๐ง Starting a podcast in 2016 was hard and frustrating. 07:13
๐ฅณ The rise of podcasting. 08:15ย
๐ The story behind his made-up name and Italian last name.ย 09:49
๐ฃ๏ธ Creating audio content that tells a story. 12:21
๐ Two growing trends in podcasting. 14:51
๐ฒ Building audio content for indirect revenue.15:48ย
โ๏ธ Audiobook podcasts are a new field for authors and writers. 16:25
๐ Using podcast elements in audiobooks. 17:41
๐ฏ Netflix is going into podcasting: Audio killed a video star. 18:22
๐ง Create branded pieces of audio content. 20:13
๐ Long conversational podcasts for kids are an antidote. 21:12
Connect with TJ: www.linkedin.com/in/tj-bonaventura
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.com
๐ Breaking words down into their elements. 01:23
๐ฌ Words are important at the root level to really know what weโre talking about. 01:54
๐น Cat-Strat and all the funny and serious words associated with it. 03:24
โ๏ธ The need to re-invent, re-boot, restart, and to reflect is more important than ever before.04:47
๐ซWhat has changed and how change is happening; 05:38
๐ช๏ธ About the abrupt nature of change and the seismic and systemic element of change. 06:45
๐ฆ Challenging people to be different from others may be boring but is impactful. 09:37
๐ค Holding space and taking the time to stop and think. 12:57
๐ Experience, reputation, and recommendation as a business model.16:53
๐ The generational lap instead of the generational gap. 17:55
๐ค โIf we focus on the negative, thatโs whatโs going to happen.โ 20:51
๐ Idealism is an important ingredient to think of whatโs possible even though itโs not practical. 22:39
๐ฃ๏ธ Craig would like to chat with Barack Obama. 25:20
Connect with Craig: www.cat-strat.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.comย
๐ค Smellovision and smell dispensers on computers. 01:37
๐ฌ Opening a new retail store during the pandemic. 02:32
๐ท Masks affected her business but she was still able to provide samples. 03:22
๐ As a manufacturer and wholesaler, Laura is now more focused on a direct-to-consumer model. 04:49
๐ Physical stores vs. online models in the fragrance industry. 06:35
๐พ Cracking the code of creating the first mainstream aroma perfume brand. 08:17
๐ง Laura started her career at the age of six as an actress but entrepreneurship is in her blood. 10:23
โ Online business vs. mainstream business model and retail stores. 13:30
๐ โThe truth is: you need more than one pillar for a business to see growth.โ 16:39
๐ค Educating customers about vibrational and conscious beauty is required to become mainstream. 19:40
๐ Boost and shift your chakras, room, or mood. 21:22
๐ Laura will send some abundance to Kent and clear away to Randy. 21:54
Connect with Laura: www.adoratherapy.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.comย
๐ Subailaโs big and welcoming smile. 02:11
๐จโโ๏ธ Rural hospitals in the US have a huge shortage for sleep and pulmonology specialists.ย 02:33
โ๏ธ Coming from a family of doctors, she wanted to understand the business side of medicine. 05:41
๐ซ Telemedicine is growing: heart and lung exams through Bluetooth technology. 07:23
๐ฉบ Five criteria for a virtual health examination. 10:27
๐ค Challenges with the broad implementation of telehealth. 12:09
๐ค Subailaโs business is service-based, but she plans to introduce tele-sleep services to patients directly. 13:48
๐คฉ โDon't let your fears eat away your goals, stay humble, stay patient, and just be consistent.โ 15:42
โ๏ธ Her name means Sacred Light. 18:30
๐ป Expanding the network of health professionals and hospitals into telehealth. 19:22
Connect with Subaila: www.telemedora.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Screw Harvard, go to Crazy MBA: www.crazymba.comย
๐ผ๏ธ Cynthia is an artist. 02:02
๐๏ธ She explains the process behind making drywall sculptures. 02:46ย
๐ค Cynthia believes in the importance of an agile mindset in business. 04:46ย
๐ Whatโs the difference between โGetting Stuff Doneโ and traditional agile theory? 06:55ย
๐ Focus, accomplishment, feedback, and reflection: Following processes gives you the freedom to be more creative. 09:10
๐จ Incremental vs. iterative development: Cynthia paints using an iterative model. 13:03ย
๐ฉโ๐ผ Where do you feel like youโre most effective? 16:12ย
๐ Educating management on agile principles is extremely important. 18:33
๐ฏ Make sure that you have achievable goals and keep track of them. 19:57
Connect with Cynthia: https://gsd.guruย
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก Join us: www.crazymba.comย
๐ก๏ธ People are never happy with the weather in Sweden. 01:19
๐ก Magdalena helps people to understand their own internal idea generation process and how to create something their customers will want based on behavior. 02:36
๐ She taught entrepreneurship for years, but while she was the CEO of a stand-up comedy club, Magdalena realized that creating ideas was what she did best. 03:38
๐ Magdalenaโs roots, her education journey, and creating the psychology of ideas niche. 05:11
๐ต When her clients are feeling stuck and unable to come up with ideas, she asks them to get off social media for a month and only consume high-quality content and magic happens. 09:00
๐ฅ Imposter syndrome and โWhat is the worst thing that could happen?โ scenario. 10:14
๐ฟ โPopcorn Peopleโ are people who get ideas easily. These people wonโt be able to see all of their ideas through, so Magdalena suggests giving them away or selling them. 12:28
๐คฉ โWe are not consuming good enough content to feed our brains with good enough input to create good enough ideas.โ 15:04
๐ง Magdalena is creating online courses on consumer behavior. She also announces her creation of the โPsychology Of Ideas Loop.โ 17:37
Connect with Magdalena: www.bibik.co/eng/
https://www.bibik.academy/english
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
Join us: www.crazymba.com
๐จ Markโs unique approach to reaching out to Kent on LinkedIn. 00:50
๐ He likes sending personalized videos to people, which bring a level of personality and humanity to the interaction. 01:40
2๏ธโฃ Salespeople need to embrace these two things in order to make their messaging stand out. 02:54ย
๐ Responses to Markโs unusual approach are mostly positive, but regardless of the response he gets, he knows itโs all about the connection and the person heโs trying to help. 04:26
โ Advice for Founders: Build and sell a minimum viable product first. 06:21
๐ค Replication and systematization: Every process and procedure in your sales funnel should be documented. 07:40ย
๐คฉ How his parents and sisters shaped him into the man he is today. 09:36
๐จโ๐ฆ Markโs entrepreneurial roots: His father comes from a long line of printers who enjoyed being integral communicative parts of those communities. 11:23ย
๐ When faced with a difficult decision, Mark uses the risk his parentsโ took as a way to put things into perspective. 12:47
๐ฅ Markโs passion is helping entrepreneurs create an onboarding and hiring system in which they can multiply their sales efforts. 14:44
๐ค What makes Mark feel like heโs making a difference in the world? 16:30
โ๏ธ Advice for salespeople: Ask better questions! 17:33
๐ Helping small and medium-sized businesses grow their sales teams. 18:09
Connect with Mark: www.getsaleskit.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐คฉ GymWisely uses customized memberships to offer people the most affordable way to partake in whatever wellness solution they decide fits their lifestyle the best. 07:54
๐๏ธ How to bridge the gap between marketing to service providers and marketing to consumers.ย 10:54
๐ Consumers are now โlooking for wellness more as a lifestyle.โ 13:00
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Quality control of the apps, trainers, programs, and services offered on GymWisleyโs platform. 15:33ย
๐ Rick is passionate about helping people, and heโs always willing to pitch in when asked. 20:07
๐ His business model is based on helping people figure out what they need in their wellness journey, and then what is the best, and most affordable, way to incorporate that into their lifestyle. 21:45ย
๐ค Bringing wisdom into the mindfulness and health journey. 24:54
Connect with Rick: http://gymwisely.com/ย
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐น Rose petals metaphor. 01:08
๐ฉโ๐ผ Angela started her business by accident: She wanted to create a safe space for businesswomen to do business and be inspired. 01:46
๐ Her first business failed: Having a great idea is not enough, you need to have the skills to run a business. 03:52
โจ Angela learned her most valuable lessons from her failures. 04:48
๐ญ Her parents had noble hopes and dreams for her. 06:29
๐ค Men and women do business differently: Women tend to downplay what makes them unique and special. 08:04
๐ฒ Angelaโs company is a membership organization and their clubs and conferences are franchise owned. 10:58ย
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ She maintains the quality of franchisees through clear systems and processes, regular training sessions, and visiting their clubs for assessments. 12:02
โ๏ธ Focusing on what's really important: avoid nitpicking and micromanaging. 12:53
๐ง โYou donโt know what you donโt know when you start.โ 14:37ย
๐ Future plans: Making the support they offer to women globally accessible. 15:41ย
๐ฑ Muffin joins the conversation. 17:02
Connect with Angela: www.womensbusiness.club
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐จ๐พ Arian is a 17 year old entrepreneur from Iran who now lives in Cyprus. 02:11
๐ค How he got into programming: At 13 he joined a team that would make AI programs and compete. 03:35ย
๐ป Arian uses AI analysis systems to help him decide what to invest in. 05:18
๐ง Developing a system to avoid getting into a trade where the market is being manipulated. 07:42
๐ฐ Moving from an e-commerce independent software product to a subscription based product. 09:45
๐ Learning which sources have the most accurate and up-to-date information. 11:52ย
๐ค People close to Arian say he is extremely passionate about what he does. 13:23
๐ Once you make it a habit to work on your goals, you canโt just stop, sit back, and not try anymore. 14:15
๐ก Being able to adapt is an essential skill for the future. 15:48
๐คฉ Arianโs ultimate goal is to leave something behind that will change the world and the lives of others. 18:08
Connect with Arian: www.rivotrading.com
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๐จโโ๏ธ When Riley was diagnosed with Crohnโs disease, he took his health into his own hands.ย 02:57
๐ Functional medicine: Using holistic protocols and specific comprehensive lab testing. 03:56ย
๐ฌ Genetic testing will show how many hours of sleep you need, but most importantly, the more 90-minute sleep cycles you can have the better. 04:58
๐ด Active recovery versus passive recovery. 06:07
๐ Gut health and the hormonal system are both affected by your sleeping habits. 07:45
โฐ Conventional medicine is limited by time and based on the massesโnot individual people. 10:01
โ๏ธ Copywriting is one of Rileyโs hobbies. 11:53
๐ต Entrepreneurs should optimize the hours they have to themselves and focus on active recovery. 13:35
๐โโ๏ธ Training the circadian rhythm of your body and normalizing levels of melatonin and cortisol. 15:18
๐ต Don't have electronic devices in your bedroom and use blue light blocker glasses or screen protectors before bed.16:44
3๏ธโฃ Three tips for sleeping: have the room temperature at 68 degrees, track your sleep, and don't eat or exercise for a few hours before you go to sleep. 17:39
๐ The meaning behind yellow and dark navy blue in relation to Rileyโs business. 18:46
Connect with Riley: www.thesleepconsultant.com
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๐ฅ Tonyโs podcast is based on creating the human and intimate feeling of sitting around a campfire and telling stories. 01:40
๐ Creating space for peopleโs stories to unfold. 03:22
๐ Inspiration through honest conversations. 04:41
โฝ Use your flaws, wounds, and lessons learned as fuel to move you forward. 05:52ย
๐๏ธ From a young age, Tony had the ability to feel and draw the emotions of people. 07:35
๐ Throwing away your gifts because of what society says success is. 08:29
๐ Inspiration points: Look for clues that are showing up in your life. 10:10
๐ Tony helps leaders find the spark that helps them move forward and connect with the higher purpose for them. 11:28
๐ฃ Be the creative director of your life: dream big but also commit to those next steps. 13:11
๐ฏ Unlearning a family value: Itโs not just about working hardโyou have to work smart. 15:35ย
๐คซ Tonyโs grounding energy: using silence and providing space for others to speak. 18:24
๐ Cutting through the noise and serving people who are willing to go into that deeper transformation. 19:57
๐ฒ Family food fusion. 21:30
Connect with Tony: www.inspiredpurposecoach.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ What is the true goal of life? 5:38
๐ฅ The importance of integrating virtue into your life. 7:42
7๏ธโฃ Seven steps to becoming the best person you can be. 9:02
๐ง The challenges Andrew faced during his childhood. 10:10ย
๐ฉโ๐ฆ His mother helped him get through the academic struggles and bullying he faced in elementary school. 13:09
๐งฉ Creating a holistic program by putting the small pieces and the big pieces together. 14:52
๐ช When we unite, we have the most power. 16:43
๐ฒ Focusing our money on fixing problems like water pollution and inequality. 22:49
Connect with Andrew: www.7way.me
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ How Craig embraces his badassery: Being open to opportunities to learn, experience, and meet new people. 03:16
๐ช Randy is a badass. 03:54
๐ชฃ Bucket list vs. f*ckit list. 04:37
โ โI think that we need to be slapped in the face and help each other to realize that weโve got a hell of a lot of life left to live; weโve got things to build, weโve got places to go.โ 07:37ย
๐ How do you combine mission and business? 10:19
๐ The way men and women approach their midlife stage is extremely different. 14:26
๐ Most men are programmed not to seek out help. 16:15
๐ฅ๏ธ Whatโs next? Developing private subject matter groups and online courses. 18:21ย
Connect with Craig: www.over50badass.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ Haitham has had an omnifarious education. 04:04
๐งโ๐ซ Transitioning from being a great leader to a great educator. 05:42
๐ฅ๏ธ COVID19 and online education: Find courses you are interested in. 07:01
๐ฆ Haithamโs origin story. 08:37
๐ He wants to create high-quality, low-price courses to help educate people in the topics theyโre interested in. 09:57
๐ Haithamโs thesis was on improving leadership skills by using Neuro Linguistic Programming. 14:32
๐ Everyone needs something to learn. 15:39
Connect with Haitham: www.haitham.website
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฉ Lora helps people who feel betrayed by life. 2:25
๐ A magical childhood, and all she has faced in her private and business life. 3:33
๐ After you experience a betrayal, you start second-guessing yourself. 6:01
๐ฐ Choosing how to make money: Pick something that brings you joy and challenges you. 7:54
๐ Lora encourages people to have more than one passion because โlife is long and our passions should wax and wane and grow and changeโ as time passes. 9:19ย
๐ Her business model: Self-development and growth should be something that you enjoy. 11:12
๐ก Burlesque intentionally pokes fun at all that is hypocritical in oneself. 12:01
๐ Freedom and self-worth: Lora shares the story of her own betrayal. 15:15
๐ You can choose what to do and how to do it. 17:55
Connect with Lora: www.loracheadle.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ A clever LinkedIn choice: Being a parent is a job as well. 01:39
๐ Building a multi-billion dollar startup: We all have the power to create the life we want. 2:28
๐ฆ๐บ From Melbourne, Australia to Colorado to Texas. 03:46
๐ฉโ๐ป A transfer to remote work, and the creation of a global recruitment company. 4:09
๐ Having success in business and life is a combination of luck and preparation. 09:51
๐ Building authority platforms and leveraging your personal brand. 13:51
๐ข Entrepreneurs should be looking towards โthe front of the ship.โ 16:34
๐ Donโt take things too seriously: Sarah feels very infinite in her energetic being. 18:13
๐ The importance of interacting with your community. 21:04
Connect with Sarah: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahriegelhuth
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ก London coming back to life. 1:31
๐ โThere is opportunity if you look for it.โ 02:19
๐ Nicolaโs work as an HR and Talent consultant. 03:42
๐งฑ Creating the right foundation has a major impact on your businessโs success. 06:19
๐ค The companies that are flexible and open to remote work will be the most successful. 09:00
โ Measuring an employeeโs performance by output and contribution is powerful. 12:21
โก๏ธ Two mistakes most startups make. 14:10
Connect with Nicola: www.yourpeople.associates
๐คConnect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐โโ๏ธ More than just a training and development consultant: Denise is a foodie, traveler and outdoors lover. 01:59
๐ฉโ๐ผ Denise realized she needed to DO the training, not just orchestrate it. 04:07
๐คทโโ๏ธ โIf you aren't able to communicate online, you're not going to be successful.โ 06:10
๐คธโโ๏ธ Online events: Itโs extremely important to make your sessions and learning fun. 07:57
โ ๏ธ There are a million coaches out there, but if youโre good, engaging, and people connect with you, then thereโs always going to be room for you. 10:01
๐ Advice for young people: Focus on learning the fundamental skills to success in your first jobโdonโt focus so much on what the job is. 12:06
๐ Make sure that whatever makes you unique is authentic and real. 13:59
๐คฉ Denise did not have a business plan when she started. She just knew it was time to choose something new. 14:59
๐ She is looking forward to scaling up, traveling more, and having no limitations. 17:51
โฐ Time management is crucial for all business owners. 19:20
Connect with Denise: www.linkedin.com/in/deniserosenblum
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฝ Coming to New York City with no plan and hustling in Central Park. 02:08
๐ Over the years, Milan has noticed people going through the same problems and patterns, and he approaches the issue in a similar way regardless of if itโs a personal or professional issue. 04:00ย
๐ Milan found he was most successful when he was patient and true to himself. 05:17
โ How to sell and charge for an intangible service? 08:43
๐ How Milan identifies his clientsโ specific problems and shows them he is the best person to help them solve them. 13:28ย
โ๏ธ Is Milan a healer or a coach? 14:45
๐จโ๐ผ As a solopreneur it is difficult to differentiate yourself in the marketplace of healers and coaches. 19:12
Connect with Milan: www.linkedin.com/in/milan-milic-23820a29
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ Traction by Gino Wickman is Cheriโs holy grail. 1:11
๐ Born in Germany, but raised in the USA. 2:23
๐๏ธ Her childhood in Alaska: outdoor adventures of a โbookworm.โ 3:41
โ The power of mentoring and giving people space to develop their skills. 4:24
๐ What is the EOS framework? Vision, traction, healthy! 6:05
๐ฉ Letting go of the vine: Exhaustion is not a badge of honor. 7:17
โฑ๏ธ Implementing EOS in your business and your life. 10:10
๐ช Victim of your circumstances or master of your life path? 13:58
๐ค Cheri stays with her clients until they are completely ready to take the reins and run on their own! 16:10
Connect with Cheri: www.traction-advantage.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฟ Chrisโ diet is plant based. 01:54
๐ ๏ธ He is a โfixer.โ 03:05
๐ต โThere are not many problems that more sales can't fix.โ 03:56
โ What is growth hacking? 04:11
๐ The easiest leverage points in business are evaluating a companyโs marketing and sales. 05:42
๐บ When you find yourself as part of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect. 08:32
โ โOne thing you might want to consider...โ vs. โLet me give you some advice.โ 10:09
๐ฅ Shiny object syndrome. 10:55
๐ค โYou will make more money as a โdealmakerโ than you ever will as a business owner, or a widget creator, or a coder.โ 12:10
๐ His passion for sales started with candy. 13:10
๐ธ The risk associated with flipping businesses. 15:04
๐ An options contract is the easiest way to sell or flip a business. 17:36
๐ Understand the risk associated with what youโre doing and measure success in the long term. 19:37
Connect with Dr. Chris Daigle: ChrisDaigle.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฆ When the pandemic hit, entrepreneurs took one of two approaches. 02:32 ย
๐ก We have more options on the table than we ever believed. 05:07
โ Procrastination and root causes. 07:05
๐คท โFind a strategy that plays to your strengths.โ 12:29
๐ฒ Ninaโs biggest financial success. 14:30
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Always after the truth: Nina likes to differentiate between what people believe is the truth about themselves and what actually is the truth. 17:54ย
๐ Ninaโs personal development and the limiting beliefs she overcame. 19:00
๐งโโ๏ธ Productive thoughts help you make great decisions about business. 22:44
๐ Scorecard for self-evaluation. 23:49
Connect with Nina: www.ninacooke.co.uk
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฆ๐บ Living in Brisbane, Australia. 1:45
โ ๏ธ Tim started his entrepreneurial journey in the most dangerous industry in the world. 3:11
โ โBusiness has got nothing to do with industry.โ 04:04
โฉ Tim likes to grow businesses fast. 06:25
โ Do you have to hustle to build a business? 06:39
4๏ธโฃ Four major challenges every business has. 08:23
๐ฒ Optimizing vs. maximizing your business. 09:07
๐๏ธ Tim helps business owners set up ways to measure relevant information so they can make decisions with confidence instead of doubt. 10:53
๐ก โThereโs very little substitute for experience.โ 13:06
๐ด๏ธ Who you are is remarkably more than what one sees. 16:03
๐จโ๐ผ Business mentor โ marketing expert in the marketplace. 16:32
๐ฏ Timโs new goal: Starting a high-quality marketing business. 17:50
Contact Tim: www.profittrans4mations.com.au
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ (Un)paid internships can feel like imprisonment. 01:33
๐ง If employers do not provide a real intern experience, then that โinternโ is either an employee or a volunteer. 03:09
๐ฏ Understanding the educational perspective behind internships and turning interns into superheroes. 04:57
๐ค Matching people by personality instead of matching an intern to a job description. 08:16
๐ Peer mentoring and reverse mentoring in the workplace. 10:03
โค๏ธ โLike Match.com but making communication smooth.โ 14:30
๐ Kentโs feedback on Isabellaโs branding. 17:44
๐คฉ The future of work. 23:04
Contact Isabella: www.internpursuit.tech
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฝ Rich is an entrepreneur with a bold look that incorporates body modification and tattoos inspired by H.R. Gigerโs art. 02:15
๐คฏ Helping businesses save themselves from software and technology โtragedies.โ 03:17
๐ค Building high-caliber teams and focusing on long-term partnerships. 06:16
๐งฑ On educating and having the hard conversations with clients to get to the core goal of the project. 08:24
๐ซ The evolution of Tragic Media. 10:45ย
๐ค On the prototyping process: โStarting small and really honing in on a niche market that you can move a needle fast on.โ 12:46
๐ฆ Brands should be more expressive and step out of their โtemplates.โ 15:45
๐ What to expect of technology in the future? 19:10
Connect with Rich: www.tragic.media
Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฆ The story behind the Eaglesโ record on Steveโs wall. 01:28
๐ป Using proprietary software to uncover businessesโ hidden annualized revenue in just 45 minutes. 04:58
โ ๏ธ Small businesses waste their money on ineffective marketing! 05:51
๐ Strategy is key: Steve prefers a sniper approach. 07:54
๐ Steveโs passion is to help small businesses. 09:51
๐ฆ Becoming a โunicornโ overnight is not possible in business. 12:58
๐ Steveโs experience with the Harlem Globetrotters. 14:36
๐ฅ Know who your target market is and satisfy them. 16:48
Connect with Steve: www.bizcoachsteve.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ A family history of service and selflessness. 2:31
๐ง How her methods uplevel clientsโ resumes and cover letters. 3:17
๐ค A legacy of helping, and the success of her methods. 4:50
๐ค COVID has made people reconsider working from home. 6:50
๐ Her daughter is continuing the family legacy. 8:11
๐ผ 2 business models: a for-profit and a nonprofit. 9:09
๐ ๏ธ The importance of an effective cover letter and LinkedIn profile. 9:42
๐ท๏ธ TPGโs ideas on pricing options for AnnaMaria. 11:50
๐ฐ Going back to her lineage, folks who want to give, give, give! 12:25
๐ Kent and Randy discuss experimenting with pricing. 14:50
Connect with AnnaMaria: www.prosperitypathways.com
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ Randy has an affinity for the last name Holden. It was the brand of his first car. 1:36
๐คฏ From a homeless mother of 6 to city council nominee. 02:05
๐ On changing trajectory and the beginning of her fight for change. 04:00
๐ On suicidal thoughts, matriculation to college, and her idols. 07:24
๐ On mindset and the principles of servant leadership. 10:31
โกOn survival mode and chasing purpose, not perfection. 12:06
๐ก โLeadership really starts in the home, not in the boardroom.โ 14:16
๐ On steering her kids on the right path and winning the National Mother of the Year award. 16:49
๐๏ธ Connect with LaTarsha: www.drlatarshaholden.info
๐ค Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com
๐ฑ Raised by a single mother, Collinโs story starts with dropping out of high school. 01:57
๐ฐ Collin and his then-girlfriend, now wife started his first company together. 06:48
๐๏ธ Why it is good to have your own podcast? A story about starting his hustle. 08:57
๐ What clients can expect from a podcast business model and how it works. 2:09
๐ช Optimizing the Boot Camp process in order to scale up. 17:51
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Collinโs family is his driving force, and podcasting is his way of giving back to the sales community. 20:47
Connect with Collin: www.salescast.co
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๐ฅ The song by The Andrews Sisters that inspired a nickname that soon became a very memorable first name. 01:25
๐ฅ Chickeโs story about her grandmother's visit to the dictator's wife in Brazil. 03:42
๐ฅ The reasons why Chicke created her company and its products. 05:46
๐คฉ Passion is the initiator of everything. 08:43
๐ Chicke has the wherewithal to solve problems and make a long-term difference in the world. 10:30
๐ โHotels Nearby Hospitalsโ donates 10% of their revenue to charities. 13:06
๐ ๏ธ Pandemic affected travelers: Traveling to Give and Trip Proximity Tool. 14:42
๐ฑ Portable capability for devices Chicke created is a great way to attach to any app or site. 18:36
Connect with Chicke: www.solutionz.com
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โ๏ธ Wilbert spent 40 years in the aerospace industry. 02:54
๐ฏ Exercise-induced neck and back pain spurs an invention. 04:19
๐คฉ Product users discovered new and innovative uses. 08:40
๐ค Are you in this for money or to help people? 11:43
๐ช Fitness product uses in the medical community..13:40
๐ค Wilbertโs product has not yet reached the masses as it should. 20:27
๐ Holding the patent and profits from licensing. 22:18
๐ Often the simplest devices are the ones that get us through life. 23:30
Connect with Wilbert www.abcollar.com
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๐ Scott has owned nine businesses. 01:50
๐ Burnout is a typical occurrence for most entrepreneurs. 03:38
โ ๏ธ The reality of a โburnout pandemicโ will become more evident in the next year. 05:28
๐ Birthing and nurturing their โbaby elephantโ is the โโjuiceโ for most entrepreneurs. 07:43
๐ซ Scott believes his most important work is in helping others through depression stemming from burnout.12:22
๐ค Nurturing your business can be an addiction. 15:23
Connect with Scott: www.doubledareyou.us
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๐จโโ๏ธ Bob โthe Retail Docโ works to cure retailโs illnesses. 01:46
๐ฆ He was a very curious kid, and some thought he would be a scientist, but he chose to be a performer. 04:51
๐ก Bob worked many different jobs early in his career, and he surprisingly found that he loved retail. 06:07
๐ญ๐ถ On music, writing to 20 conductors on Broadway in the โ70s, and ending up in retail. 07:08
๐ It's hard to convert "just-looking" into "I'll take out my wallet." 09:06
๐ซ People who feel they matter, purchase moreย
(Another line) The secret sauce of retail is discovery. 13:13
๐ฒ Retail is mindless in most cases, with too much noise and distractions. 17:49
Connect with Bob: www.retaildoc.com
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๐คฉ On the power of music. 01:29
๐ธ What is "profitable happiness"?ย 02:00
๐ค On the power of a good hat.
๐ค On "Minnesota nice" and tribalism. 04:51
๐ฅ๏ธ Interruption marketing vs. permission marketing. 08:07
๐ณ๐ฌ What Pele learned from life in a refugee camp: Happiness comes before success. 10:32
๐ต On the power of singing in a warzone.ย 14:16
๐ฐ A self-proclaimed, โenergizer bunnyโ or a โbroken clockโ. 15:56
โฝ The meaning of Pelรจ; Naming children in Ebo culture. 17:435
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