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Allison Turner
Dream Plan Start Grow provides business and marketing resources for today’s entrepreneurs and visionaries, looking to remain relevant in an ever-changing business world.
5 key points to overcome a negative mindset as a entrepreneur. One of the biggest battles when you start a business is you! The voice in your head starts talking and it's not always what you need to hear! Check out my five tips to improve your mindset as an entrepreneur. Host Bio: Allison Turner
We can create a positive mindset! It is up to us to be proactive in our entrepreneurial journey to create the life we want to live! One of the first steps is to create a positive mindset! Join Allison Turner as she discusses five ways to create a positive mindset. Host Bio: Allison Turner is
The choice is yours! What I mean by that is each of us has the opportunity to choose how we react to a situation. My favorite quote is the following by Charles Swindoll: "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you deal with it!" Ultimately, the choice on how I react to
Practicing gratitude is key to increasing your joy in life and business! Take five minutes out of your day to write down 10 things you are grateful for! Practicing gratitude can help with resilience, relationships, mental health and more! Host Bio: Allison Turner is the owner of BatCat Media Group, and its subsidiary Dream Plan Start Grow.
Join Allison Turner as she interviews Ryan Atkinson, a 25-year-old entrepreneur who owns and leads two companies, Spacebar Visuals and MagicMedia. In November 2023, Ryan quit his full-time job to run these companies full-time. He attributes much of his success to taking action! Host Bio: Allison Turner is the owner of BatCat Media Group, and its
Marlon Wolfman, owner of FutureFy Tax & Accounting Solutions, decided to leave his accounting partnership to go out on his own. He wanted to build an accounting firm that focused on helping his small business clients grow. To do this, Marlon has focused on a year-round accounting model that has Marlon involved in the business
Charlie Martin, the founder of the Palm Beach County, Florida Chapter of Network Professionals,Inc. is dedicated towards helping professionals (exclusivity in each chapter) increase their business through the resources inspired by structured weekly meetings. Charlie started this business at the age of 60 and has seen it grow over the last 23 years, proving that
You can have it all! Noelia Cristina Ortiz-Santiago (Noelia Ortiz) left a job in South Florida where she was business development for an insurance company to move with her husband to Colombia, where he is from. Now they have two boys and she has started her business, Linguistika LLC. where she translates large scale events
One of the challenges I see with creatives is finding the time and the organization to get it all done! Caitlin Naramore has done just that in releasing her first EP and working on and releasing her first cookbook later in 2024. Host Bio: Allison Turner is the owner of BatCat Media Group, and its subsidiary Dream
Barbara Majeski knew from the time she graduated from college that she needed to create the life she wants! No job was going to hand it to her. At the time, she didn't know the way or the how but was willing to figure it out along the way. She immediately went looking for her
In my interview with Peter Thomson on the Dream Plan Start Grow Show, Peter and I discuss how important it is to create a business around the life that you desire and not the other way around! When we do this, and see the value in what we are offering, we get paid what we
Troy Rand is passionate about doing the hard things first. He went back to school at age 30 and worked straight through to achieve his PhD. He focuses his daily business habits on doing the hard things first. He isn't afraid to share his journey with his clients and others in the community because doing
Creating the straight road sounds so easy in business but it isn't! Allison Turner has owned her business for close to ten years! It has been a challenge personally and professionally. What she has found is that the more she continues to work on herself, the better the business does! She had to focus on
Toastmasters is a family where individuals are able to improve their speaking and leadership skills in a nonjudgemental environment. Joining me in this episode are Troy Rand, Oris Martin and Samantha Inguanzo. Troy joined Toastmasters at approximately the same time I did, which was Fall 2021. Samantha joined Toastmasters during college, became a Distinguished Toastmaster
Kate Volman is an entrepreneur but she is currently the CEO of Floyd Consulting. She is a speaker, the author of Do What You Love, the host of the podcast, Create for No Reason, and sends out her weekly newsletter. This begs the question - do you have to own your own business to be
Zena Krogedal, having immigrated to the United States from Vietnam as a baby, has built her life, career and family by living the American Dream. In order to do that, Zena has had to overcome old belief systems and embrace new opportunities. Host Bio: Allison Turner is the owner of BatCat Media Group, and its subsidiary Dream
Michael Butler is the owner of Beyond Publishing, a hybrid book publisher that has published over 759 books in 59 nations. Michael shares with us why he started his company and how important it is to have a book that represents your brand. Publishing a book builds authority on social media, on the speaking stage
Jennifer Perez finally made the shift to full-time entrepreneurship in 2022. Having started her company several years earlier, she had a full-time job she loved with great pay and benefits. Why leave something you love to go out into the uncharted territory of entrepreneurship? In 2022, when her employer sold the company, she was pushed
The impact of video marketing in today's digital landscape is enormous. Its engaging and dynamic nature allows businesses to effectively capture the attention of their target audience, convey their brand message, and leave a lasting impact. With the rise of social media platforms and streaming services, video content has become easily accessible and shareable, enabling
8 Tips to Know When Starting a Business! It's amazing when synchronicity happens! At the end of each interview, I ask my guests for one tip they will share to someone who wants to start a business or is relatively new to business. The eight guests I chose to bring together for this podcast meld
James Barbour is an artist, an entrepreneur and a brand! James believes that everyone is an entrepreneur and a brand whether you are a Broadway Star, business owner, teacher or mom. We are our brand and that brand impacts how people see us each and every day. His most recent role on Broadway was as
Paul Finck helps you build success and wealth! He has been an entrepreneur his entire life! Upon finishing college, he knew that he didn't want to work for anyone else so he went into business for himself first through sales, then real estate and today he is a well-known speaker and coach. Host Bio: Allison Turner
What are the best business tips for a struggling entrepreneur? Each episode, the host, Allison Turner, asks one question at the end of each interview. What’s that piece of advice you as a business owner would provide to someone new or struggling in business? This episode compiles some of the answers from eight guests in
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, the owner of Lazar Spinal Care in Ann Arbor, Michigan, helps others feel their best. His motivation? He personally grew up in the Sick Care Industry where a new health problem required a different pill. The symptoms were treated but the problems were often never cured! Today, he has a thriving chiropractic
What do you do when you retire from the military and the police department at a relatively young age? You use those skillsets to create a business. Martin Castellanos converted what started out as more of a hobby to a business that is now ready to soar ahead and impact even more people and organizations.
The Twang Sistas are a unique gifting company that incorporate a southern twist! If you've ever experienced one of their gifts then You've Been TWANG'd! Starting a business after retiring from their respective careers takes guts! Today they are having more fun than ever making others feel special! Host Bio: Allison Turner is the owner of BatCat
Glenn Lundy is a highly sought after speaker and expert in the field of leadership and team development. He's the host of the #RiseandGrind Morning Show that is broadcast on Clubhouse, Facebook and YouTube. His life didn't start this way. He's persevered through childhood challenges, homelessness and more to get to where he is today.
Kim Walsh Phillips, the founder of Powerful Professionals, has created The Shift in her own life where she lives her life and business different than anyone else! In her book, The Shift: Scale Your Business and Multiply Your Wealth Without Sacrificing You, releasing April 11th, 2023, she shares her story of going from bankruptcy to
Melanie Seal-Jones, a.k.a. "Mighty Mel", is a massive stroke survivor turned speaker! As a serial entrepreneur, she was running three businesses and overseeing two houses being built when the pain in her head hit! She went down and when she woke up, she had access to approximately five words. As she continued working with her
Rich Bontrager has been in media his entire career! From growing up with a stutter, Rich was told that he would never be able to be a broadcaster much less the TV Host, Emcee, Presentation Coach and Media Coach of today. Rich's message for each of us is clear - Media Matters! If you aren't
Mo Cooper spent the better part of her youth and twenties partying. Even after her diagnosis of MS at the age of 29, she continued to party. It wasn't until she turned 39 that she started to work out. Today, she helps others to become healthy. Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group and Dream Plan
Nanette Jenkins created a business from her weight loss success story. She was a teacher at the time and lost 50 pounds in two months. Her husband lost 72 pounds in 72 days. Teachers and school administrators wanted to know her secret. It was based on the weight loss protocol of noted obesity physician Dr.
Aswand Cruickshank, speaker, 4-time author, trainer and leadership coach, has used the invaluable lessons that he learned on Teamwork on and off the field to help businesses implement innovative ways to create more sales opportunities. He is passionate about helping teams, organizations and individuals all "Make Ya Move". Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group and Dream
A. Fitzgerald Hardnett, aka Fitz, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs accelerate their online revenue. The very first question that must be clear is, "What Problem Are You Solving?" If a business owner is clear on who he or she helps, what problem they solve and how they solve it, the strategic plan is easier to
From the outside, Nick Ogilvie looks like he owns a successful turf company that services northern Texas and all of Florida. In reality, he is building a turf empire! He has written two books to date with two more expected to come out by the end of the year. He has his own turf consulting/coaching
Kari Schwear, owner of GrayTonic, is an executive lifestyle coach, co-author, speaker and corporate trainer. She started her company just over four years ago as a coach for gray area drinking. Her entrepreneurial evolution, through her own education, has led her to where she is today. Kari is a powerhouse speaker and works with results-driven
Brooke Joiner and her husband are building a family and faith based business called Back2Business. They have woven their traditional Catholic and family values into this company where consumers can search local businesses in the South Florida area based on core values, religion and nationality as well as the typical search features of ratings and
Ken Walls is visible! With over 78,000 followers on Facebook, over 14,000 followers on Instagram, over 2,500 subscribers on YouTube and 1,300 followers on TikTok, Ken practices what he preaches! Visibility is the key! He has done over 4,000 livestreams in the last few years and always recommends to others that they go live! Ken
Sharla J Frost is the consummate entrepreneur. She admits that she doesn't like being told what to do. How do you avoid this? Own your own business or businesses. Today, Sharla has retired from her law firm and is a best selling author, keynote speaker, expert witness, settlement negotiator and 4th generation cattle rancher. Host
What's the One Piece of advice to individuals starting a business? Each episode, that is the one question I ask at the end of each interview. What's that piece of advice you as a business owner would provide to someone new in business? This episode compiles some of the answers from the following guests in
Faith vs Fear, you choose! When you encounter a situation that is new or presents challenges, what's the first thing you feel? What's that thought that runs through your head? Are you immediately afraid? Or do you have faith that all will work out as it is supposed to? Whether you are listening to this
The Evolution of a Brand: Craig Duswalt went from Axl Rose's personal assistant to Air Supply band's assistant to working for an ad agency to owning his own ad agency to becoming a speaker, best selling author, and marketer under the Rock Your Life Brand. Learn how the early jobs with Axl Rose and Air
Too often we hear of people and business owners setting New Year's Resolutions around their health and business. In this interview with Elissa Erman, learn the importance of setting health goals at any time based on your bigger why. It's important to understand the reason for the changes you want to make. We discuss how
Going into business with your life partner: Jack Schulman and Allison Turner teamed up personally and professionally over six years ago. In this episode they discuss the challenges and benefits of partnering in business with the person you are in a relationship with. Individually, they are good at what they do but together they are
The impact of health and exercise on owning a business can't be overlooked. If you are not feeling our best, you aren't putting your best foot forward in working with clients or marketing your company. Eating healthy food and getting some form of exercise several days a week is essential. Each person is different and
John Brewer has been in the hospitality industry much of his life. When he made the switch to commercial and residential real estate six years ago, he decided to bring hospitality service to the real estate industry. He has succeeded! Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group and Dream Plan Start Grow, which is a subsidiary
Jaimy Lynn Cohen climbed the corporate ladder in a couple of tech companies. Once she reached the top, she realized her ladder was on the wrong building and she had to determine her next move. Changing Careers to her true passion was her next step! She had always been a musician but wasn't playing for
Elissa Erman, owner of Universal Coaching Services, always wanted to help people be healthy. Originally she wanted to be a doctor but decided to become a RN instead. After working in hospitals, she felt she could better help people by working with them before they needed a hospital. Helping people live a happy and healthy
Tina Pugliese started her first public relations firm in Washington D.C. when she knew nothing about public relations. She was a quick study and was able to research and grow the business by understanding the market. She built a PR firm in D.C. that she sold after 10 years. Upon moving to South Florida, she
Creating a healthier world one person at a time, Eat Better Live Better, a nonprofit founded by Debra Tendrich, had an original mission to teach kids how to eat a more healthy lifestyle. Debra lost 70 lbs and healed her daughter's medical problems through better food choices. When the pandemic hit, many were without work
Suzanne Kovi has continued to follow her true passion at different points in her life. She discusses how she has returned to acting after a long break. She had an accident where she broke her back and realized that something was missing. Following your true passion is essential to living a fulfilled life. When starting
Caroline McGinley, owner of La Gringuita, never pictured herself owning a business. After college, she did know that she wanted to live in another country so she moved to Uruguay. Increasing the Dough, one cookie at a time begins there. Caroline got a little taste of the entrepreneurial fire and she was hooked! When the
Building a Legacy to expand the future for the children and community! Ted Hoskinson started Roots and Wings after his wife passed away suddenly in 2016. Together they had decided that when they died they wanted to create something to help children and families in need. As Ted developed the idea to honor teachers, he
Judy Herman, the BRAIN-tertainer, found herself creating a business from a need! Her mom was starting to forget some things, which comes with age, so Judy created various puzzles, brain teasers etc. for her mom. It worked! Her mom's cognitive ability increased as did her confidence. When her mom moved into an Assisted Living Facility,
What is the evolution of building a business? Most businesses don't become successful overnight! Andrea Hoffer experienced an evolution over time as she first started a franchise, Massage Envy, grew that business and ultimately sold it when she determined it wasn't her passion. As she was coming to this realization, she started aha! Business Consulting,
Wendi Blum Weiss was perfectly content working in the pharmaceutical industry until she wasn't. Wendi made good money and had a great life. After many years, she heard a whisper saying there was more to life and she started on her personal growth journey. Her personal growth journey led to the creation of her business,
What's it mean to be an ethical entrepreneur? In her 20s, Vivian Demille with a group of friends decided that the company they were working for was not doing things the way they thought they should be done. What happened? They left the company and started a brand new company. Vivian's entrepreneurial journey was born.
Dr. Hepsharat Amadi was always drawn to the holistic world of medicine. In creating her holistic practice, she helps her patients maintain their health instead of treat disease. We discuss how the Western Medical System, Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical companies focus solely on disease and not keeping the patient healthy in order to avoid disease.
Reducing school-related stress is a hot topic to discuss these days. Ali Kaufman, founder of Space of Mind, has focused her career since 2004 on doing just this before it was trending. Join us on the Dream Plan Start Grow Show to learn how Ali has determined her skillset and gifts in order to create
As Laura McKinney was graduating from Penn State University in spring 2020, her job prospects dried up. Taking matters into her own hands by starting her own company was her decision! Stratabrand was born. Laura, a professional actualizer and co-creator, focuses on the authentic brand that you want to present to the world. Host Bio: Allison
Pandemic hits! The travel industry comes to a screeching halt! That's called turning a negative into a positive! And with that, the Delray Beach Experience was born thanks to Jeff Dash's vision and tenacity. Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group and Dream Plan Start Grow, which is a subsidiary of BatCat. She loves working with
Breaking the chains is the story about how one wrong decision will change your life but each of us has the opportunity to break that chain and create success. Join Allison Turner, the host, of the Dream Plan Start Grow Show as she interviews CeCe Espeut, a TEDx Speaker, Author, Photographer and Videographer. Host Bio: Allison
Nilsa McKinney attributes building business relationships to her success in running a successful interior design company for over 30 years. She states that her company is only as good as those doing the work. Her clients continue to come back with additional property. Nilsa is married to Frank McKinney, the renowned real estate artist, best-selling
The entrepreneurial mindset is important for the success of any business. Jeff Perlman, writer, author, former Mayor of Delray Beach, business owner, entrepreneur and Executive Vice President of CDS Holdings, has attributed much of his journey and success to having an entrepreneurial mindset. Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group and Dream Plan Start Grow,
Building a business is never easy but Nancy Reagan of Bella Reina Spa shares how important continual learning has been in her journey of entrepreneurship. Things change all of the time. Her industry standards have improved, Google and social media platforms change their algorithm, the economic climates change and through all of that learning is
Learn how to start a franchise business from someone who has done it! She and her business partners started Prime IV Delray during a pandemic. Join Allison Turner, the host of the Dream Plan Start Grow podcast as she interviews Andrea Trout of Prime IV Delray. Host Bio: Allison Turner owns both BatCat Media Group
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks to Johnny Mackey, one of the Partners at Shamrock Restoration. Johnny specializes in growing the business one step at a time by excelling at looking at the 30,000 foot view of the business. He works to anticipate and execute the
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks to Frank McKinney, a real estate artist, philanthro-capitalist, seven time best-selling author, artist, actor and keynote speaker. Very few can say they have embraced so many challenges head on and succeeded most of the time. Although Frank achieved success early
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks to Val Silidker of Psychospiritual Institute, a global company creating new paradigm leaders. Very few people can say they have been passionate about entrepreneurship their whole life but Val can. Her entrepreneurial journey has led her to where she is
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks to Gary Broidis of Atlantic Commercial Group, located in Delray Beach, Florida, on his journey as a commercial real estate broker and entrepreneur. Very few people can say they have built one successful company but building a 2nd successful business
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks to Sarah Martin of Experience Epic on her journey as an event artist and entrepreneur. Sarah has built a diverse team of Event Artists who are able to execute unique, one of a kind experiences for weddings, birthday celebrations, grand
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks with Michele Weintraub about starting a business in 2008 followed by opening her second company in 2017. During the 2008 real estate crash, Michele was getting ready to be laid off from a title company. On her way to return
Join Allison Turner as she interviews Paul Lykins on his 10 year career as a realtor. Share in his struggle as he started and tried some of the traditional real estate marketing ideas while in a sea of over 40,000 realtors in his MLS area. Learn about his passion for the area he lives in
Join Allison Turner, the host for the Dream Plan Start Grow Podcast, as she speaks with Jamie Mackey on her relatively new journey as an entrepreneur. Jamie worked for an event planning company. When the pandemic hit and she suddenly found herself faced with job loss as everything shut down. Today, she focuses her energies
Have you ever had one of those days when problems seem to abound? No matter what you do, it just never seems enough. Sometimes it just happens and you find yourself playing the What If Game. What if the economy crashes? What if we don't get that client? What if things get worse? The more
As an entrepreneur, focus is extremely important in business. It allows you to stay organized, set goals, achieve success and stay on track to grow and improve. Sometimes you hit a wall where you are tired and just not motivated and not focused. What do you do then to move forward and refocus?
During this time where we haven't been able to network in person, I have still been committed to building relationships. One of the key aspects of building relationships is adding value. Too often people connect with you on LinkedIn or another social media account only to immediately turn around and hard sell their product or
What does Today's Entrepreneur need to do to not only survive but thrive. He or she must believe and say yes to success. They must have a mindset of Yes, I will make it happen. What will you do this week to contribute to your business' growth or start a new business or a new
Welcome to Dream Plan Start Grow where we help today's entrepreneurs find success and overcome struggles to create the business of your dreams. Our motto is to focus your dream to plan the future; start building your strategy to create step-by-step growth. During our first episode, we want to take a moment to share why