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#219 - Rev. Earle Fisher, ph.D Nov 13, 2020

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Dr. Fisher, Senior Pastor of Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church here in Memphis, TN and Founder of #UPTheVote901, joins me to discuss his distinct background, the results of the presidential election, what's next for the President & VP elects Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, what's next for President Donald Trump, and what we the people should be doing to hold elected officials accountable as we head towards 2021 and beyond.
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#218 - Jodi Hume, Decision Support For Entrepreneurs Nov 09, 2020

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In a fun, informative dialogue on decision making in organizations, Jodi joins to share her background, how entrepreneurship ran in her family, when you'll really know it's time to launch your business full time, leadership decision making during the pandemic, and her best practices to aid your success!
ABOUT JODI:
After a 15-year career as COO of a growing architecture firm, Jodi Hume shifted gears and has made a name for herself over the last decade providing on-call decision support and facilitated leadership conversations for startup founders, and entrepreneurs throughout the United States, Europe and Australia.
While Jodi works 1:1 with a small number of clients, she also convenes facilitated roundtable conversations for entrepreneurs; and each week, she co-hosts So, Here’s My Story… a podcast built from real, honest, business stories with poignant take-aways and plenty of humor. You can also find her at the mic as lead singer of her band, The Wafflers – and if you ask nicely, she might tell you about the time she one 1st place in a Truck Pull.
www.leadingclarity.com
www.jodihume.com
www.soheresmystory.com
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#217 - Tim Kachuriak, CEO & Founder of Next After Nov 06, 2020

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What compels people to donate to charity and other positive causes? Tim joins the podcast to share his background, his professional travels to different markets to now Dallas, working as an "interpreneur" within companies, how his company learns about donors from fundraising experiments, his best practices, and more!!!
ABOUT TIM:
Tim Kachuriak is the founder and Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer for NextAfter, a fundraising research lab consultancy, and training institute that works with charities, nonprofits and NGOs to help them grow their resource capacity. A nonprofit thought leader, Kachuriak is the author of the book Optimize Your Fundraising, lead researcher and co-author of the Online Fundraising Scorecard, Why Should I Give to You? (The Nonprofit Value Proposition Index Study), and The Midlevel Donor Crisis. Kachuriak has trained organizations in fundraising optimization around the world and is a frequent speaker at international nonprofit conferences.
Kachuriak is also the co-founder and board member for the Human Coalition, a member of the board of directors for Open Doors USA, an Advisory Board Member for the SMU Digital Accelerator, and an Advisory Board Member for the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. Kachuriak lives in Prosper, TX with his wife Rebecca, and their four children: Max (14), Charlie (13), Gracie (11), and Joe (5).
www.nextafter.com
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#216 - Laura Gale , Ghost Writer Nov 04, 2020

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Laura joins the podcast from Portugal to discuss how she helps entrepreneurs and business owners to tell their stories effectively, how being an author can help drive customer relationships, the role that Amazon plays in book sales, her best practices for success as an author, and much more!
ABOUT LAURA:
Laura Gale got her start as a publicist for Hachette, a global publishing house, and worked on projects like the Twilight phenomenon, JK Rowling's post-Harry Potter publications, and the personal memoirs of Michael Palin, Nelson Mandela and Tina Fey. She started Laura Is Writing to help entrepreneurs to write, publish and market books that transform their businesses and leave a legacy they're proud of. She has ghostwritten over 15 books and has helped dozens of authors to edit and market their books.
Laura is also the author of 'How To Write This Book: Write, Publish and Market Your Business Bestseller' and 'Content That Converts: How to Build A Profitable and Predictable B2B Content Marketing Strategy'. Both books were bestsellers in Amazon's Marketing category for several months. She is also the co-host of the Business of Writing Podcast.
Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Laura now lives
in Lisbon, Portugal.
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#215 - Jennifer Love, CEO of The Living Wealthy Institute Nov 02, 2020

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The self described "gold digger" herself joins this episode! Jennifer shares her background, understanding leaders in organizational culture, the relationship between leaders and money, her best practices and insight, and much more!
ABOUT JENNIFER:
Money Therapist. Wealth Philosopher. Ally of Nature. Advocate for Emotions. Top 5% Internationally - Acclaimed Business Advisor. Dark Chocolate Enthusiast.
Award winning, 5x career entrepreneur with 20+ years under her comfy Keds (she retired her high heels years ago), Jennifer Love is a thought leader with a heart that matches her name. Her degrees, training, and research in human and organizational behavioral psychology are the foundation for her clinical work.
She’s currently the visionary CEO of the Living Wealthy Institute, helping world leaders develop a healthy relationship with wealth free from overwhelm and anxiety by following a regenerative money equation for a holistic and nourishing experience. Leaders who know how to raise, manage, grow and contribute money can live soulful, wealthy lives to become allies for future generations to come.
She believes ANYTHING is possible while remaining grounded in science and real business practices and hard
ﬁnancial analytics.
On a given day, Jennifer can be found diving deep with a leader in a private money therapy session, taking long contemplative walks and hikes through nature, guiding groups of leaders through workshops and retreats, serving as a guest judge for entrepreneurial events like Startup Weekend, speaking on stage as a Wealth Philosopher, in her art studio shaping her artistic magic onto canvas, preparing entrepreneurs how to land a deal on Shark Tank, working behind the scenes on shows like: Biz Fix with Marcus Lemonis, in her writing studio developing a book or paper, meeting with community leaders and government oﬃcials, negotiating with investors (she’s helped raise $100M+), advising leaders of Fortune 200 companies and celebrities through her Living Wealthy Model, OR simply being at home enjoying time with her sweetheart John, her fur-baby Maggie, and her adored garden of plants.
She is beloved by those around her because she gets results. As a former client once said, “With Jennifer, the only possible outcome is success.”
Instagram: @theJenniferLove
Facebook: /TheJenniferLove
LinkedIn: /in/TheJenniferLove
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#214 - Jyotsna Ramachandran, Founder of Happy Self Publishing Oct 30, 2020

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Joining the podcast from India, Jyotsna shres with us her tremendous background, how her passion as an author led her to help hundreds self publish their own book, mistakes authors often make doing so that you will avoid, an idea I have for an upcoming book, her best practices for your success, and much more!
ABOUT JYOTSNA:
Jyotsna is a bestselling author, book publisher, TEDx speaker, and is an international Author Success Coach who helps coaches, trainers, speakers, and experts to build a super-profitable author funnel with the help of their book. She founded Author Success Academy to help aspiring authors finally finish their book, get it professionally published, market it into a bestseller, and use that position
to grow their business. So far, Jyotsna has helped over 400 authors from 35 different countries through her global publishing agency, Happy Self Publishing.
While Jyotsna isn’t working, this mom of 2 kids also loves to dance, run, plan her next solo trip, and is a passionate advocate for educational rights.
www.happyselfpublishing.com
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#213 - Sam Ovett, Founder of MobilePocketOffice.com Oct 28, 2020

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In this episode Sam shares his background, how is love for outdoor sports fueled his passion for business automation, automating your business during the pandemic, and what he and I refer to as the 5 pillars of business: attract, convert, fulfill, delight, and refer.
ABOUT SAM:
I fell in love with automation because I realize how crucial a role it plays in running a business. While most companies throw money into hiring people to scale rather than taking the time to create repeatable and automated processes to improve the customer experience and provide human touch where necessary. Properly implemented automation mitigates risk and improves quality. As a previous professional whitewater kayaker and guide I have translated my experience navigating Class V whitewater and mitigating life threatening risks and hazards into the business world. I am always evaluating the potential consequences of an action in the business, in the market, and in the automation plan.
I understand that markets shift and processes have to adapt. So I work to build in that flexibility for the customer and myself so that we do not become committed to a bad experience. My goal is to keep the boat moving downstream. Maybe someone got bruised, maybe you lost some revenue because of the shifts in markets, but the business had the systems that were flexible enough to be adjusted quickly so you can capitalize on the shift. All because we mitigated the objective hazards and you can still proceed forward. You just have to get back in the boat and keep moving downstream.
www.mobilepocketoffice.com
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#212 - Dr. Katrina Burrus, P.h.D., MCC of Excellent Executive Coaching Oct 25, 2020

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Dr. Katrina joins this episode to discuss operational development, defines what a "brilliant jerk" is in the workplace, the importance of culture in any organization, her podcast and books, and an inspirational best practice that will be beneficial to you!!
ABOUT DR. KATRINA:
Dr.Katrina Burrus,CEO/founder of Excellent Executive Coaching LLC ,is known for"Fast-tracking leaders to the C-Suite and Beyond"and for"Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders."Clients often comment that working with Katrina enlightens leaders to empower co-workers to walk the extra mile.
She is a keynote speaker and published,“Managing Brilliant Jerks"and,"Global Leadership"a body of work used by Nestle, Novartis ,the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization,the United Nations ,and many more. She was most recently featured in Mexico,India,
the U.S.,Kazakhstan,and Russia.
Dr. Burrus has 18 years of experience as the first Master Certified Coach and Founding Board Member from the (ICF) International Coaching Federation in Switzerland.
www.excellentexecutivecoaching.com for a few FREE resources for you in organizational development!
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#211 - Vince De Benedetto, CEO & FOUNDER AT AUTOMATED DREAMS LLC Oct 22, 2020

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Joining in from Chile, Vince shares his unique background rise in marketing automation, how his company was able to work with the Grant Cardone's of the world, his best practices for success, and his love of travel!
ABOUT VINCE:
Vince De Benedetto, MBA is the Founder and CEO of the marketing automation firm - Automated Dreams - in Portland, OR. He helps transformational leaders and businesses scale their positive impact in the world through automation, conversational marketing, and mentors leaders to work smarter not harder.
Vince is an avid world traveler (40+ and counting). His passion for travel and word cultures has allowed him to excel at leading large multicultural teams for the last 5 years
He’s MBA educated from George Fox University and holds various expert certifications: Ontraport, Zapier, ManyChat, and PandaDoc. His expertise as a business system architect has helped various businesses in multiple industries scale with ease.
www.automateddreams.com
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#210 - Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA & Principal of Better Way CPA Oct 20, 2020

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Why is the relationship with your CPA uber important?! There are several reasons, whether personally and/or professionally to work closely with yours, and here to cover it all is Chris Hervochon! We discussed his background, how we got into accounting, working with clients during the pandemic, what you should be doing with your business whether large or just launching, the importance of family to the lifestyle of operating a business, and much more!
ABOUT CHRIS:
Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA is the sole
proprietor of his own CPA firm, provides
outsourced accounting and tax preparation
services primarily for marketing and
creative agencies.
Before founding his firm, Chris spent ten years working in forensic
accounting and corporate accounting and finance. He has been
featured in numerous publications, including Journal of Accountancy,
South Carolina CPA Report, AICPA Certificates Wall of Fame,
Accounting Today, AMEX Open Forum, LendingTree, CMSWire, CEO
Blog Nation, and WinSavvy, as well as a number of podcasts, for his
industry-specific knowledge and accounting expertise.
In 2018, Chris was one of only 41 CPAs honored by the American
Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of the Leadership Academy’s
tenth graduating class. He was selected based on his exceptional
leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership
Academy program, which he graduated from in October 2018. In
2019, he was selected as one of CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40.
When he is not helping clients build and grow their companies and
agencies, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and three young
kids, playing golf, obsessing over efficient workflows, listening to
Metallica, and rooting for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. Every
April, you can find him on the 18th hole of Harbour Town Golf Links
volunteering as a Marshall at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage event.
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