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SharkPreneur

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:

Charlie Hartwell Jun 11, 2020

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Charlie Hartwell, Bridge Builders Collaborative

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 425 Charlie Hartwell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

● Why meditation can help businesspeople become successful.

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

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

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@ShiftIt_Inst

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@shiftit_institute

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facebook.com/ShiftitInstitute

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/charliehartwell

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Ace Chapman Jun 10, 2020

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Ace Chapman, AceChapman.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 424 Ace Chapman

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

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

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

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

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

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

● How you can buy income instead building income.

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

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

● Why smaller purchases yield bigger returns that larger purchases.

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

Connect with Ace:

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Twitter

@acechapman

Facebook

facebook.com/websiteinvestors

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acechapman.com

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Liam Austin Jun 09, 2020

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Liam Austin, Entrepreneurs HQ

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 423 Liam Austin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connect with Liam:

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Twitter

@EHQcom

Instagram

@entrepreneurshq

Facebook

facebook.com/entrepreneurshq

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/entrepreneurshq

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Peter Montoya Jun 08, 2020

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Peter Montoya, PeterMontoya.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 422 Peter Montoya

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connect with Peter:

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facebook.com/groups/petermontoya

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/petermontoya

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAcS_Zq_R20vYe_AMYsFikg

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petermontoya.com

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Chris Prefontaine Jun 05, 2020

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Chris Prefontaine, SmartRealEstateCoach.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 421 Chris Prefontaine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connect with Chris:

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Instagram

@smartrealestatecoach

Facebook

facebook.com/smartrealestatecoach

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartrealestatecoach

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SmartRealEstateCoach.com

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Geoff Fellows Jun 04, 2020

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Geoff Fellows, Fellows Wealth Management

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 420 Geoff Fellows

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connect with Geoff:

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facebook.com/FellowsWealthManagement

LinkedIn

Linkedin.com/in/geoffery-fellows-11b615

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fellowswealthmanagement.com

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Carolyn Lowe Jun 03, 2020

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Carolyn Lowe, ROI Swift

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 419 Carolyn Lowe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connect with Carolyn:

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facebook.com/roiswift

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linkedin.com/company/roi-swift

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ROISwift.com

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Karl Leonard Hicks Jun 02, 2020

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Karl Leonard Hicks, The Leonard Financial Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

● Why people need to pay attention to their finances.

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

● How the different areas of financial planning are interconnected.

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

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

Connect with Karl:

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Twitter

@khickscfp

Facebook

facebook.com/karl.l.hicks

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/klhicks

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Leonardllc.com

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Brian Bradley Jun 01, 2020

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Brian Bradley, BTBLegal.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 417 Brian Bradley

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

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

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

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

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

● Why preventative asset protection planning can save you money.

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

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

Connect with Brian:

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Twitter

BTBLegalEsq

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brian-t-bradley-esq-a47a7b12

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BTBLegal.com

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Daniel Klein May 29, 2020

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Daniel Klein, jobkilling.com

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 416 Daniel Klein

Dan Klein is millionaire marketer and co-founder of jobkilling.com. Dan has perfected a system that leverages the power of online marketing to help thousands ditch their job and embrace financial freedom. Dan is a master salesperson. He started his career selling luxury motorhomes and highline automobiles. From there, he became the youngest sales manager of a Fortune 500 Company.

After leaving the car industry in 2008, Dan spearheaded two highly profitable online sales businesses peaking over seven figures in sales during the worst financial crisis of our time. After the sale of his internet companies, Dan acquired three local businesses and entered the consulting realm. In mid-2014 Dan and a partner launched one of the largest world-wide local lead generation training companies to date; generating over $6 million in sales in less than 18 months.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Dan Klein about angles to be playing and looking for as a business owner in 2020.

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

● Why small business owners should start thinking outside of the box.

● How pivoting online lets you continue to serve your customers during COVID-19.

● The importance of adapting and willing to make changes in your business.

● Why business owners need to take the time to be proactive right now.

● How many small business owners can generate more leads and customers.

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