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Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs

Successful executives cannot always play it safe. They make waves. This podcast explores the gap between potential and results in business. This is a show for people who seek career success. If you desire motivation, ideas, inspiration, and the chance to learn from people who are living their dreams, then “Making Waves at C-Level” (Formerly “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do”) should be added to your subscribed “must hear” podcasts. This show was designed to help people get “unstuck” in their careers and are seeking ideas around leadership. Each episode brings you the successful stories of business leaders who have created their own success. Creating the right team, hiring skilled talent, managing other leaders, goal setting, mentorship, mastermind groups, mindset, marketing, sales, millionaires, career path, peak performance, thinking bigger, networking, enthusiasm, re-invention, leveling up, and financial planning are just some of the topics that are covered each week. Thom Singer is an executive search consultant. He is the author of 12 books and has been the featured speaker at over 1000 business and association events. Join him on this journey and become part of the “Making Waves” community. #CEO #leaders #leadership #entrepreneurs #business #biztips

Latest Episodes:

Founders of 11 Roniin - Ryan Jeffery and Arman Ghosh Feb 25, 2016

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Collectively, Ryan Jeffery and Arman Ghosh have started a dozen companies and advise hundreds of entrepreneurs. They build businesses that solve real world problems, and equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and guidance to succeed. Ryan has worked in both venture capital and as an operator, and Arman has built and led some of fastest growing sales and ops teams. They've been working together for the last 5 years behind the scenes of major companies, helping to launch Belly and, more recently founding 11 Roniin.
At 11 Roniin, they set out to create a better ecosystem to build companies. Together, they have built a platform that can efficiently bring ideas to market in volume and provide the best entrepreneurs with the resources they need to be successful. 11 Roniin supports these companies through a detailed, execution-focused strategy that allows their companies to leverage the best engineering, sales, marketing and ops resources to grow.
Through 11 Roniin, Ryan and Arman built a growth agency called RocketLaunch to support the startup community, which helps world changing companies grow through a comprehensive growth strategy that integrates sales, marketing, and product. Additionally, they also founded and support a philanthropic focused agency called GrowthPanda that looks to connect NPO’s to corporations to create a mutually beneficial partnership to better the world.
Ryan and Arman are a passionate duo that is changing the world for the better, one company at a time.
Connect with Ryan:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcjeffery
Twitter: @RyanCJeffery
Connect with Arman:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armanghosh
Twitter: @armanghosh

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Steve Hughes - Trying Stand-up Comedy Lead to Career as Speaker, Trainer and Consultant Feb 23, 2016

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Steve Hughes is the President of Hit Your Stride, LLC, a communications company that helps people look and sound smart when they talk. He’s the author of the book Captivate: Presentations That Engage and Win Over Today’s Audiences and his speaking programs have been featured on NPR, BBC Radio, and CBS.
A former owner of a 40-person ad agency, today Steve works with leading associations, Fortune 500 companies, and top universities with 85% of his annual revenue coming from repeat clients. He holds a BA in French Literature and European History from the University of Kansas and an MBA in Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis where he won the prestigious Olin Cup.
This episode is a great example of how and why people matter if you want to build a business.
http://www.hityourstride.com
http://www.bekindtolawyers.com

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Jill Schiefelbein Knows About Communications For Business and Beyond Feb 18, 2016

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FSpeaker, author, entrepreneur and recovering academic Jill Schiefelbein is The Dynamic Communicator™. From analyzing classified documents obtained from military raids of terrorist camps to assess jihad messaging strategies, to starting and managing an online education office serving 60,000+ students, to her own entrepreneurial ventures, Jill successfully creates and executes communication strategies that help organizations acquire and retain clients.
Jill is uniquely positioned to help you and your business utilize dynamic communication to accelerate results. She is co-author of Business and Professional Communication in the Global Workplace, is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and her first company, Impromptu Guru, is an official video partner with Entrepreneur Network. Learn more at http://thedynamiccommunicator.com and follow Jill on Twitter @dynamicjill.
Listen as Thom and Jill chat about her journey as an entrepreneur and hear her sage advice for all who want to venture out on their own.

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Episode 150 - Celebrating This Show Feb 16, 2016

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On this short episode Thom Singer recaps his excitement about hosting the show and celebrates 150 episodes.
He also talks about the meaning of Compounded Generosity and shares the details of the 9th annual fundraiser for the "Kate Singer Endowment for Cranio-Facial Research" http://www.CompoundedGenerosity.com"
If you have ideas on how to make the next 150 shows even better, please reach out to Thom and share your thoughts.

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Customer Experience - How do people feel when they encounter YOU? Feb 11, 2016

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Customer Experience: Networking is not about collecting business cards or trying to use people. It is about creating long-term and mutually beneficial relationships.
Often fail in business when it comes to their strategy about how to engage with others as they have a flawed idea of what it means to really be committed to relationships.
How do people "feel" when they encounter you in a personal or professional setting. Too many people see life and business as a competition where they must "win". But if time after time you leave people feeling worse after spending time with you.... you will be the one who loses out.
You cannot plan or map a relationship, so you will be judged on the little actions you take consistently. Your personal brand is a promise you have made via the actions you have taken up to this point.
Make others experience a priority and ask yourself after each interaction "how did they feel after being in this conversation with me?" If the answer is unknown or negative you will not achieve your full potential over the long run.

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Toy Store and a Cheese Shop Owner - Retail Entrepreneur Michelle Sahr Feb 09, 2016

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Michelle Sahr grew up in a family that owned local retail stores, including a toy store. Today she and her husband own and operate two shops in historic downtown Kent, Ohio.... one is a toy store and the other is a cheese shop.
Who didn't dream of owning a toy store as a kid? And Michelle gets to live this life every single day.
Join in and listen to this interview as she shares her entrepreneurial journey and delivers excellent advice for entrepreneurs on running their own business.
And is networking important for retail entrepreneurs? Yep. Michelle was not sure that being involved in the local community and "networking" would impact her stores, but her efforts to know others in her town has lead her to increased visibility, referrals and more business.
She also is active in the trade associations around the cheese and toy industries. By being active in these groups she gains knowledge, spots business trends, and gets real ideas she can implement in her stores.
Off The Wagon Toys - www.offthewagonshop.com
Kent Cheesemonger - www.kentcheesemonger.com
Main Street Kent - www.mainstreetkent.org

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Tah and Kole have a passion for business, life, fitness, and each other Feb 04, 2016

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Tah and Kole are a husband and wife team who are doing amazing things in the world of fitness and beyond.
Kole Hansen was just named the top Beach Body instructor. With over 20,000 people leading Beach Body fitness, she is the first person to receive this prestigious designation. She has lived an eclectic life and has experienced careers in sales, communications, training, full time singer/songwriter, and as a fitness coach.
Tah Whitey is a licensed healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in the field of Emergency Medicine, which helps to fortify and expand upon his knowledge and expertise as a Certified Fitness Trainer with International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). He is also a rapper and Beach Body trainer.
In this episode they share their life and entrepreneurial journeys. They have both experienced ups and downs along the way, and together have found success for themselves and helping others. Beyond the body work they are helping people have breakthroughs and life changing realizations.
http://www.tahkolefitness.com

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Talking Internships and Managing Interns with Mary Baird-Wilcock Feb 02, 2016

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Mary Baird-Wilcock is an experienced entrepreneur in the meetings industry. She has lead a successful events company, The Simplifiers, and has now taken her years of experience to start the Apprentice Program. She knows how to make internships successful for the intern and the hiring company, and is launching an amazing new offering.
In this episode Mary talks about her company and shares her passion for interns managed the "right" way. We also hear her best advice for those wanting to start their own business.
The Apprentice Program is a crowdsourced social network that helps small business entrepreneurs all over the globe better train their interns by giving them access to tap into a global network of mentors, training videos, eLearning tools and resources and more to simplify new hire training.
They are the UBER of intern training in the events industry and beyond.
Her company is running a Kickstarter right now to fund the next phase of the software build-out. They have raised $6569, 65% funded towards our 10k USD goal, 69 backers and only 8 days left to go.
Link to Kickstarter campaign:
www.theapprenticeprogram.com/kickstarter
Download Press Kit Photos here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/woj05q5l183irzu/AAA7D5_Bmo3O6W2UMTdBBFICa?dl=0
Mary Baird-Wilcock, CSEP - Linkedin:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thesimplifiers

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Networking and Connecting are Cool Things Jan 28, 2016

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Getting around people who will inspire you and help you along your journey is key to any entrepreneur. It is more important if you are a solopreneur. Sometimes the people you are closest to in your life (fiends, co-workers, spouse, etc....) are not able to give you the right level of support and guidance. Thus you need to network to find your tribe.
But networking gets a bad rap. Often people who are successful turn their back on "networking" as they are tired of random people and don't believe others can or will help them. These same people were usually helped on the way up, but their own prejudices cause them to isolate in public and to protect their time to much.
Networking is simply the creation of long-term and mutually beneficial relationships where all involved can find more success. This means that choosing to be with people can have a meaningful impact on your business and career. Joining organizations, participating in community causes, taking up hobbies, and attending events are all great ways to discover new people.
Don't kid yourself, nobody is successful alone in a field. Commit to making others a priority and you will see value. Fear holds too many people back from getting involved and making connections.
Maybe the "Cool Things Project" is a good way for you to find some like-minded people.

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Sales and the Entrepreneur with Butch Bellah Jan 26, 2016

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Butch Bellah is the author or "Sales Management for Dummies" and "The 10 Essential Habits of Sales Superstars", and in this episode he shares his journey from a 21 year old commissioned sales person to owner of the company.
Today Butch is an author, speaker and sales consultant. Butch and Thom discuss the importance of sales in the success of any entrepreneur. If you think a great product or service is enough to grow your company, you will fall short of reaching your goals. Selling is the oldest profession, and getting right with the idea of being a sales person is key to the success of anyone in business.
www.butchbellah.com

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