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Welcome to the Sharkpreneur Podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene. Kevin Harrington is the inventor of the infomercial, one of the original sharks from the hit tv show shark tank, and has generated over 5 billion dollars in TV and digital direct response sales. Seth Greene is the world’s #1 trusted authority on cutting edge direct response , a best-selling author, the only 3x Marketer Of The Year Nominee, and the founder of http://www.MarketDominationLLC.com On the podcast, Kevin & Seth interview SharkPreneurs who share straight talk on what it takes to explode your business.

Latest Episodes:

825: Reasonable Business Law with Bryan Yarnell Aug 03, 2022

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825: Reasonable Business Law , Bryan Yarnell, Volk Law Offices

Reasonable Business Law

Bryan Yarnell, Volk Law Offices

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 825 Bryan Yarnell

Bryan J. Yarnell, Esq., has been admitted to the Florida Bar (1996), Texas Bar (1998), all Florida and Texas Federal District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Yarnell first attended Louisiana Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering graduating summa cum laude (1987). He joined the US Navy while in college and upon graduation he began teaching Nuclear Physics at Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando. After completing his service in the U.S. Navy (1993), Yarnell attended Harvard Law School and received his juris doctor degree graduating cum laude (1996).

Mr. Yarnell has worked at multi-national law firms, midsized local Florida lawfirms, and has been a solo practitioner. He also has represented an oil company and a treatment center as their outside general counsel. He primarily advised the oil company, publicly traded, on SEC and contract issues. He also advised a closely held treatment center as outside counsel on various healthcare related issues and business issues.

He now practices in a mid-sized firm in Melbourne, Florida since 2019. He has focused his practice on contract drafting, business formation, operating agreements, construction contracts, and other transactional matters for local businesses.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bryan Yarnell about reasonable business law.

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

- How entrepreneurs need to understand the tax implications of starting a new business.

- Why business owners should have limited liabilities companies instead of partnerships.

- How corporations have stricter legal requirements than limited liability companies.

- Why being too aggressive legally can have a counterproductive affect.

- How many courtroom meetings have been moved to online communication.

Connect with Bryan:

Guest Contact Info

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/bryan-yarnell-92b881125

Links Mentioned:

volklawoffices.com

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824: Strategic Advisor Board with Jason Miller Aug 01, 2022

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824: Strategic Advisor Board ,Jason Miller, Strategic Advisor Board

Strategic Advisor Board

Jason Miller, Strategic Advisor Board

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 824 Jason Miller

Jason Miller is a seasoned CEO with overwhelming passion to help other business owners and CEO’s succeed. He has mentored thousands of people over 2+ decades. Jason major strengths are in Project Management, Hyper Company Growth, Scaling and Strategic & Operational implementation. Jason has built several companies of his own from the ground up since 2001.

Jason has a specialty in helping businesses create a passive system of income and guiding other business owners through the rough waters of “Growing” and “Scaling” their company in sequence. Jason currently operates The Strategic Advisor Board, Miller & Company as well as other companies with multiple brands to include a full-service Marketing Agency, Staffing Agency and a Government Contracting Branch were services can be provided for multiple agencies of the US Government. (And more).

Jason is a bestselling published author in the business world to include a 3x international bestseller and his 7 published books have been featured at Barnes and Noble, stores worldwide and are also available on Amazon. Jason donates all his book sales to “Homes for Hero’s” of which donations have played a part in building multiple homes for Wounded Warriors. Jason has also been featured in Voyage Denver Magazine twice for being one of Colorado’s most inspiring companies. He has also been featured on Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, GMA, ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS and many more. Jason holds an MBA in business and continues to educate himself as a lifelong learner.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Miller about his company, Strategic Advisor Board.

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

- How small business owners must be able to hyperfocus on growing and scaling.

- Why you can’t use a cookie cutter approach when helping a business.

- How business owners should identify their mission and then stick to it.

- Why the structure of the business is the most important aspect when scaling.

- How managing your time can be a big challenge as an entrepreneur.

Connect with Jason:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@BoardStrategic

Instagram

@strategicadvisorboard

Facebook

facebook.com/strategicadvisorboard

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/strategic-advisor-board

Links Mentioned:

strategicadvisorboard.com

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823: Using Blockchain Technology to Reinvent the Advertising Industry with Matt Wasserlauf Jul 27, 2022

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823: Using Blockchain Technology to Reinvent the Advertising Industry , Matt Wasserlauf, BLOCKBOARD

Using Blockchain Technology to Reinvent the Advertising Industry

Matt Wasserlauf, BLOCKBOARD

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 823 Matt Wasserlauf

Matt Wasserlauf, one of the original disruptors of the TV business, is known as the visionary who revolutionized advertising by enticing television advertisers to invest their marketing dollars online. In 2020, iMedia recognized Matt with the “Conviction Award” for his unwavering belief and conviction in the future of video beyond TV. In 2004, he founded Broadband Enterprises (BBE), the industry’s first online video company and co-founded the mobile video platform Torrential in 2013. He recently sold Torrential to the television company ITN, the leading unwired broadcast network.

In May of 2019, Matt Wasserlauf launched his newest, and arguably most exciting venture yet, BLOCKBOARD; a new digital distribution platform service that utilizes Blockchain technology to distribute videos. As advertisers continue to shift their attention towards OTT and non-linear television, Matt Wasserlauf created BLOCKBOARD to ensure trust, full transparency, and verification in the shifting advertising landscape.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Matt Wasserlauf about using blockchain technology to reinvent the advertising industry.

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

- How blockchain can help rebuild some of the components of the video marketplace.

- Why it’s important for people to have transparency with their advertising.

- How BLOCKBOARD turns infomercials into high performing digital video ads.

- Why many companies are hesitant to change and how that can be detrimental.

- How BLOACKBOARD wants to help businesses grow and scale to their greatest potential.

Connect with Matt:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@Blockboardco

Instagram

@blockboardco

Facebook

facebook.com/blockboardco

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/video-ico

Links Mentioned:

myblockboard.com

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822: Senior Insurance Marketing , Todd Brauch, Senior Insurance Marketing Jul 25, 2022

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822: Senior Insurance Marketing , Todd Brauch, Senior Insurance Marketing

Senior Insurance Marketing

Todd Brauch, Senior Insurance Marketing

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 822 Todd Brauch

Todd Brauch has over 30 years of experience in the life and annuity industry. He has his FLMI and ACS designation also Life, Health, and Annuity License. Given his wealth of experience and insurance knowledge he is an asset to the Senior Insurance Marketing team.

Todd is an avid member of several organizations and loves spending time with his wife and two sons – as well as time on the family farm.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Todd Brauch about marketing insurance to seniors.

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

- How Senior Insurance Marketing helps supplement Medicare for seniors.

- Why insurance agents are leaving a lot of the table by only offering a Medicare supplement sale.

- How Senior Marketing Insurance helps alleviate a wide array of expenses, so you beneficiaries can be left with more.

- Why Senior Marketing Insurance offers more than Medicare supplements.

- How insurance agents can serve their client better by making sure they have the right coverage.

Connect with Todd:

Guest Contact Info

Instagram

@seniorinsurancemarketing

Facebook

facebook.com/simkt

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/simkt

Links Mentioned:

simkt.com

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821: BestsellingBook.com with Vikrant Shaurya Jul 20, 2022

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BestsellingBook.com

Vikrant Shaurya, BestSellingBook.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 821 Vikrant Shaurya

Vikrant Shaurya is the CEO and Founder of BestsellingBook.com. He’s also the author of two #1 bestsellers: P.O.W.E.R: The Success Mantra, and How to Write a Bestseller: Become a Bestselling Author, Attract High-Value Clients, and Skyrocket Your Authority.

Vikrant is the most-viewed author for “eBook Publishing” on Quora and is recognized by the National Academy of Bestselling Authors.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Vikrant Shaurya about writing a bestselling book.

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

- How BestsellingBook.com can help you write your book and get it out there.

- Why having a bestselling book can help you establish yourself as an authority.

- How BestsellingBook.com offers more than 50 services for self-publishing authors.

- Why having a strong business is a great starting point for writing a book.

- How many people fail at writing a book because they don’t have an outline and procrastinate.

Connect with Vikrant:

Guest Contact Info

Instagram

@bestsellingbookdotcom

Facebook

facebook.com/bestsellingbookdotcom

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/bestsellingbook

Links Mentioned:

BestsellingBook.com

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820: From $100, to $1 Million and Beyond on Amazon with Robyn Johnson Jul 18, 2022

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From $100, to $1 Million and Beyond on Amazon

Robyn Johnson, Marketplace Blueprint

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 820 Robyn Johnson

Robyn Johnson has been heralded as one of the country's foremost leaders on the topic of selling and marketing products on Amazon.com. Robyn has been a guest on shows like Entrepreneur on Fire, Confessions of A Marketer, and is a SEMrush Academy professor.

Robyn is the co-founder of Marketplace Blueprint, a digital agency that specializes in listing optimization and advertising on Amazon. She has over a decade of experience of selling online on Amazon, eBay, and other eCommerce venues.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Robyn Johnson about making $1 million on amazon.

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

- How many brands need help navigating how to sell their product on Amazon.

- Why you shouldn’t be afraid to start things that no one else will do.

- How being a reseller isn’t glamorous or fun but it’s still a great way to start a business.

- How many people in the Amazon space stumbled on being an entrepreneur.

- Why you should get your feet wet on eBay before moving to selling on Amazon.

Connect with Robyn:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@AMZRobynJohnson

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/robynjohnsonaz

Links Mentioned:

MarketplaceBlueprint.com

marketplaceblueprint.com/facebook

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819: Disrupting the Skin Care Industry with Dr. Reid Maclellan Jul 15, 2022

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819: Disrupting the Skin Care Industry , Dr. Reid Maclellan, Cortina Health

Disrupting the Skin Care Industry

Dr. Reid Maclellan, Cortina Health

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 819 Dr. Reid Maclellan

Reid Maclellan, M.D. is the Founder and CEO of Cortina Health, Inc. Dr. Maclellan also is an Adjunct Professor of Plastic Surgery at both Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital where he practices and teaches translational medical research. Cortina Health, an artificial intelligence healthcare company, has a mission to restore the “care” in healthcare and improve quality of life for both patients and physicians.

Cortina Health combines its proprietary patent pending AI-assisted teledermatology solution with its national network of board-certified dermatologists to provide patients with an immediate diagnosis and treatment plan all from the comfort of the patient’s home. Cortina’s compounding pharmacy then formulates and delivers the customized medications to the patient’s doorstep. Cortina’s platform automatically connects with the patient regularly to ensure a true continuity of care.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Dr. Reid Maclellan about disrupting the skin care industry.

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

- How Cortina is a virtual teledermatology that is available in all 50 states.

- How you get your results from a board-certified dermatologist in 24 hours with Cortina, unlike a traditional practice that may take 6 months to get you in.

- Why everyone in America should have access to elite, board certified dermatologists.

- How the secret to success is surrounding yourself with people who are smarter than you.

- How Cortina’s dermatologists have seen over 100,000 patients collectively.

Connect with Dr. Maclellan:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@getcortina

Instagram

@getcortina

Facebook

facebook.com/GetCortina

LinkedIn

Linkedin.com/company/cortinahealth

Links Mentioned:

cortinahealth.com

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818: Scaling to an 8 Figure E-Commerce Business with Jason Wong Jul 13, 2022

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Scaling to an 8 Figure E-Commerce Business

Jason Wong, Pughaus

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 818 Jason Wong

In the past 8 years, Jason Wong has built a portfolio of 7-figure and 8-figure eCommerce brands that span beauty, food and beverages, home decor, and apparel. His holding company Pughaus is involved in brands such as Doe Lashes, Kaja Beauty, I Dew Care, Nectar Hard Seltzer, Triple Whale, and other emerging brands in the DTC space. Renowned for his approach to brand marketing and framework to bootstrap consumer brands, he teaches his program at Shopify as well as speaking at universities across the country.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Wong about scaling eCommerce business to 8 figures.

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

- How using images that are already highly searched for online in the art you sell can bring great success.

- Why you should wait to quit your day job until money hits your bank account from your business.

- How capturing the zeitgeist of the moment can help you and your products go viral.

- Why you shouldn’t only rely on paid ads to make your business profitable.

- How if you start something with influencing, you can scale it with paid ads.

Connect with Jason:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@Eggroll

Instagram

@pug

Links Mentioned:

bbclass.co

pug.haus

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817: Selling B2B SaaS Companies with Lowell Ricklefs Jul 11, 2022

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Selling B2B SaaS Companies

Lowell Ricklefs, Traction Advising

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 817 Lowell Ricklefs

Lowell Ricklefs is the Founder of Traction Advising which specializes in helping B2B SaaS companies with >$5M ARR get acquired. Lowell’s been a Co-founder/CEO/Chairman, COO of a $120M public company, Startup CRO and Global VP Rockwell. He’s a Global Mentor, Investor, Board member and CEO coach.

As a founder/CEO he knows what it’s like to start up a company, build a product, hire employees, raise money, find customers, keep them happy and make payroll. He leverages this experience to craft acquisitions that get the best outcome for the founders and investors structured to maximize success.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Lowell Ricklefs about selling B2B SaaS companies.

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

- How there are little things businesses can do to improve their metrics with little effort.

- Why it’s important to say no to some clients and not take on too much.

- How historically people went to banks to sell their companies and why that isn’t the best method.

- How SaaS companies are financially simple and infinitely scalable.

Connect with Lowell:

Guest Contact Info

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/traction-advising-m&a

Links Mentioned:

tractionadvising.com

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816: Articulate B2B Marketing with Matthew Stibbe Jul 06, 2022

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816: Articulate B2B Marketing , Matthew Stibbe, ArticulateMarketing.com

Articulate B2B Marketing

Matthew Stibbe, ArticulateMarketing.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 816 Matthew Stibbe

Matthew Stibbe created marketing strategies, content and campaigns for clients including Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn and HP and contributed to Wired, Forbes and Popular Science.

Currently, he is CEO at Articulate Marketing, a UK marketing agency specializing in the technology sector. Also, his geek credentials are strong. Previously, he was founder and CEO at Intelligent Games, a 70-person computer games company where he designed games for LEGO and produced two games based on Dune.

Matthew also has his commercial pilots license and an advanced wine diploma. (Have you seen the film Somm? Like that!) At some point in the previous millennium, he studied history at Oxford University. These days, he blogs about modern management at www.geekboss.com, about marketing at www.articulatemarketing.com and wine

at www.vincarta.com.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Matthew Stibbe about Articulate Marketing.

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

- How companies pay writers more than magazines do for writing articles.

- Why it’s important to earn the readers trust and engage them.

- How writers must deeply research and understand what they write about.

- Why writers need to understand what the audience wants and finds interesting.

- How writers must know the correct language and position what they are selling the right context.

Connect with Matthew:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@wearearticulate