Boss Academy Radio - Real Business Ownership Success Strategies: Entrepreneur, Small Business, Coaching, Start-ups

Today, we’ve got Amy Vetter, she’s an accomplished Entrepreneur, Business Executive, National Speaker, CPA and Yoga Practitioner. She’s the author of the book “Business, Balance and Bliss”– how the big three method can transform your career and life. At an early age of 12, she started to work in family’s office and experienced Accounting and Entrepreneur. Amy’s experiences inspired her to write the book. Amy will share her experiences to help us properly prioritize work and life to be more efficient and be happy with our daily routines. 02:57 – How Amy’s journey started, family background as Entrepreneurs 05:54 – Finding work-life balance and importance of time for yourself 12:26 – Visions in Business and Personal life -- finding an activity and creating space for yourself, achieving certain milestones 13:11 – Creating and trying a statement for the next 30 days until it becomes a habit 14:38 – Taking a pause and space to clear your brain – to bring back to your business life 18:07 – Balance - Putting an equ

Sought after by the biggest names in business to monetize their message, mission or movement, business builder and marketing expert Dustin Mathews is THE mentor and coach to the stars. Dustin is the co-founder of Speaking Empire — the disruptive company in the leadership and education space, whose chief mission is advancing the human race by empowering leaders to communicate powerfully, unlock their fullest potential and ultimately step into their Greatness. Dustin is the author of many bestselling books and has shared the stage with athletes, business celebrities, and titans of business. His latest book (Co-Authored with Dan Kennedy) the NO B.S. Guide To Powerful Presentations: How To Sell ANYTHING With Webinars & Online Media, Speeches & Seminars (Entrepreneur Press) is set for release on June 13th. Known for creating marketplace frenzies that drive people to buy products en masse, Dustin’s companies and private clients have been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and I

Today folks we've got Phil Singleton a web designer, SEO expert and an award-winning author. Since 2005 Phil has owned and operated his agency based in Kansas City and he has done some BIG things in the space, as well as worked with some of the industry's biggest influencers. He founded his agency to help business owners and Entrepreneurs demystify SEO, so that they could use it to grow their reach, grow their brand and grow their business. Today, Phil is going to share his thought on why SEO is important, and what you as a business owner need to be focusing on when it comes to SEO, he will also touch on how he is going about lightening the burden of Content creation for the busy business owner. [02:10] -  How Phil’s Journey Started, with his interest in getting leads for businesses [02:48] -  The Early days of SEO based on Volume based link building [06:40] -  How much energy should you be putting into fresh content [08:10] - How to get found and seen online today [08:42] - Google’s quality raters and why th

Today, we have Erik Weihenmayer, one of the most celebrated and accomplished athletes in the world. In 2001, he became the first blind person in history to climb Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits - the tallest peak on each of the seven continents. He also solo kayaked 277 miles of the Grand Canyon - one of the most formidable whitewater venues in the world. Erik continually seeks out new adventures, focusing on empowering people traditionally swept to the sidelines of life. He founded No Barriers, which helps people with challenges tap into the human spirit, break through barriers, and contribute to the world. Not only has Erik used his loss of physical vision to expand his mind’s vision and potential, he’s taken a stand for everyone to do the same. Today, Erik is going to share his heart and mind, and his powerful vision of what is possible when we put our fears aside and go for our dreams. I can’t wait for you to experience his inspiring story so stay seated because we are going to be in for an exc

“What if you could turn your greatest fears and obstacles into your biggest advantages and opportunities?” Our today’s guest will talk about how to make it possible. Joining us is Akshay Nanavati, a Marine Corps veteran, adventurer, explorer and entrepreneur. He has run ultramarathons, climbed mountains in the Himalayas, and skied 350 miles across the world’s second largest icecap, and spent 7 months in Iraq, where his job was to walk in front of convoys to find improvised explosive devices. After the war, he was diagnosed with PTSD and struggled with alcohol until he reached the brink of suicide. To heal his brain, he spent years studying neuroscience and psychology. This led to the creation of his book “Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness.” The Dalai Lama says “Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives.” Seth Godin calls Fearvana “Counterintuitive, practical and potentially life-changing.” J

Bobby Albert is currently president of Values-Driven Leadership, LLC. His passion is to help other leaders build inspiring workplace cultures through values-driven leadership. He is a trusted advisor to small and medium size organizations and their leaders. Grounded in values and powered by the twin engine of enhancing relationships and driving for results, Bobby helps leaders chart a proven path to extraordinary results. Using a values-driven approach to leadership, Bobby discovered the secret to building unique and dynamic workplace cultures. A life-long entrepreneur, Bobby has started up twelve different businesses and acquired nine others. He led the Albert Companies to unprecedented growth—and he did so during one of the most challenging economic periods in our lifetime. His approach to business has been to value people, seek wisdom, embrace humility, and never stop learning, which enabled this CEO and his team to grow revenues and profits by 500 percent between 2005 and 2011. 01:56 – Getting involved in

Dana Malstaff is a mother, author, business & content strategist, coach, podcaster, and blind spot reducer, and you’ll gonna find out why. Dana is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, and the founder of Boss Mom. She serves Boss Moms who yearn for more time and less guilt when it comes to building their business and raising their family, by providing the tools they need to get more out of their content and business, without sacrificing their family goals. 02:18 – Her mom life and entrepreneurial journey 21:22 – Dana’s difficult times and what helped her dig herself out of a rut 09:37 – Don’t let your stress becomes somebody else’s norm 12:10 – Finding the balance between personal and professional life 18:00 – Benefits of finding and building communities for entrepreneurs 20:16 – Challenges and pressures you face as an Entrepreneur 22:09 – Be ready and prepare to keep up with technological changes 23:44 – Wrap Up 24:53 – BONUS: Breaking do

Most entrepreneurs today are taught to hustle and grind. What if that’s just one way to achieve results. And what if it’s, in fact, the slower round about way? Guy and Ilan Ferdman spent the last 15 years and over a million dollars in experiences that enhance and expand the mind. And after all that time and money they’ve found that the heart is your life’s true master. Your heart has led you already to everything that you find to be great in your life. They want to show you how to use an entirely new guidance system to achieve your goals faster than ever, with the least amount of work. Prior to running Satori Prime Ilan also ran a commercial real estate hedge fund that grew from $500,000 in 2004 to over $100 Million in Assets Under Management by 2010. These two brothers are world-class life coaches, passionate entrepreneurs, and motivational speakers, fiercely dedicated to their clients' success. They’ve helped thousands of people all over the world connect to their inner passion and radically transform their

Dr. James Kelley recently relocated BraveEndurance to the UAE to expand the organizational footprint to the Middle East. In addition to serving as the founder and CEO of BraveEndurance, he is also the host of the "Executives After Hours: Real Conversations with Leaders" podcast. Dr. Kelley has developed strong partnerships around the world and brings them to the table when partnering with a client to enhance their well-being initiative. Dr. Kelley brings a unique leadership style and perspective to the corporate well-being space, due to his marketing, research, and cultural experience. 02:38 – Why he decided to expand his business to the middle east 05:28 – Figuring out ways to create cultures of health in organizations 09:28 – A very significant part of creating a happier, more engaged workforce 12:50 – Strategies to improve employee’s confidence in their own ability to get the job done 17:34 – Some huge trends and the difference between the US and UAE 23:44 – How detrimental it is for small businesses that

As the founder and CEO of Internet Creations, Chad Meyer has saved his customers tens of millions of dollars by improving operational efficiency with Salesforce. Internet Creations is a Salesforce consulting partner focused on creating better experiences for employees and customers—all while saving time and money. More importantly, the story of his company's humble beginnings and how he built it into a successful niche leader will inspire you as you follow your own entrepreneurial vision. 02:48 – Started out as his hobby by the age of 15 that turned into a successful business 06:10 – The core values that made his business a success 09:07 – How he make sure that making an expenditure is the key to move forward 10:38 – His company’s transition from web development to CRM solution provider 13:47 – It’s all about finding solutions to provide better service and not just the platform 19:04 – How he manage to build a fun, positive company culture 24:19 – How important for companies to be specialist than a generalist

Carissa Hill is a serial entrepreneur, author, international speaker and business coach specializing in helping women business owners scale and grow their businesses to six figures and beyond. Originally from Northern Rivers, NSW, Carissa lives in Brisbane Australia with her husband Travis and their newborn baby Jayden. A true lifestyle entrepreneur, in her free time Carissa enjoys traveling internationally and spending time with her family and her pets: her cat Pepper and her white toy Pomeranian, Pebbles. In her book Grow Your Business With Facebook, Carissa shares the story of how she used Facebook to quickly grow her businesses and then systematize and set them up to run without her personally doing the work. By her mid-20s, Carissa built a chain of hair salons and ran a successful hair extension wholesale business. Her unique approach to focusing on growth and prioritizing activities geared toward scaling allowed Carissa to build her coaching business to multiple six figures in under two years. Her c

Dr. Michael Hudson is a teacher, speaker, writer, facilitator, coach & ideapreneur who can help you Get Your Message Heard™. Michael works with Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Experts seeking to get clear on their message and how to communicate it to create their impact on the world. Communication is Michael’s gift. He learned early that if you express a vision of what is possible and effectively communicate it, you could generate momentum and engage people in making it a reality. His dream became a reality, when a serendipitous opportunity happened for him to fill in for a speaker who cancelled at the last minute. This led to the creation of a multiple 6-figure niche business operated for the past 16 years, before recently selling it. Michael Hudson is a brilliant teacher of dynamic communication. He is seasoned, strategic, and unique in his ability to draw out and develop the communicator and thus leader, in each person. 01:55 – Michael’s system to help you design, develop and deliver a presentation 03:2

Keith Callahan is a leader, philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, husband and father of four. He went into entrepreneurship right out of college. He has built 6 Multi-Million Dollar Businesses across various industries, raised 10+ Million in Public Capital and 2+ Million in private capital. Keith and his wife Amy currently are owner-operators of AKC Fitness, a distribution channel for health and wellness products where they have a team of 25,000+ distributors. Keith is also the host of The Business of Life Podcast, dedicated to helping others overcome their past and live a healthy, happy and fulfilling life. In this episode, Keith will share how he was able to bounce back and build a very successful business empire after hitting the rock bottom twice. Keith’s story will inspire you to take action and have full faith in your own journey. 02:10 – Do not fall victim to people’s highlight reel and performing at our best under pressure 05:30 – Keith’s rock bottom experiences and how he get there 09:58 – Building a

Joining us today is Canada’s Cassie Howard, serial entrepreneur and business coach who dedicated her life to helping women entrepreneurs take their business to the next level. She built her business from scratch to multiple six figures in under a year and through her coaching, she helps other women accomplish the same. Cassie helps her clients get up and running with organized business structures, getting clarity on their message and marketing plans, and outlining strategies for attracting paying clients (and keeping their current ones). Cassie is passionate about teaching other women how to make money for themselves so they never have to rely on anyone else to provide for them. 02:04 – Why picking your top 2-3 core tasks each day will help you move forward 04:10 – Getting clarity on your message and being true to yourself to attract the right people 08:28 – Believe in what you’re selling 10:50 – Top of mind awareness can help you earn their trust and build relationship 14:16 – Online sales approach that work

Lindsey Anderson, AKA "One-Click Lindsey" is a web strategy expert working with small business owners to help them utilize the web to produce more website traffic and leads. Lindsey is the founder and CEO of TrafficAndLeads.com that specializes in driving traffic, getting leads and the art of nurturing leads to become lifelong clients. One-Click Lindsey is an expert in landing pages, email sequences, search engine ranking, newsletters, analytics, social media, pay-per-click ads, websites, blogging… the list goes on. She knows how to utilize the myriad of online marketing options to generate more traffic and leads which produce more paying clients. 02:49 – What’s working extremely well that makes people actually want to opt-in 05:54 – Boosting a Facebook post can mean a bump in website traffic 10:07 – Things you should do on LinkedIn 13:36 – Tips to generate sales using Facebook Live 18:48 – The reason why you want to run Facebook Live on your Fan Page 19:49 – Wordpress plugins to install and other tips for m

On today’s episode we have Stephen Christopher, the founder of Seequs Marketing Technologies, a web marketing firm designed to help business owners achieve results they never thought possible. Stephen learned how to be a better business owner by experiencing a big failure in 2008 that left him broke and over $100,000 in debt. He will share us his roller-coaster ride as an entrepreneur which has seen him hit the heights, crash and burn, and then fight his way back to where he is today. Tune in as he provides some amazing, actionable steps and great insights to get you to the right direction. 02:19 – His first entrepreneurial learning experience 05:23 – The steps he took to get back up after his major setback in 2008 07:50 – Eliminating negative self-talk and a little visual exercise 12:36 – Choosing one social media platform to focus on as a strategy 19:53 – The importance of protecting your online content 24:29 – Focus everything you do on adding value 27:36 – Wrap Up Tweetables:   “Don’t try to trick the sy

Today we have a very special guest, Kamila Gornia, the "Blow Up, Scale Up" Marketing Strategist who helps entrepreneurs blow up and scale up their businesses to become true leaders online. By teaching her clients and community how to leverage their own natural personalities into strategic marketing campaigns that are both profitable AND fun, Kamila is proving over and over again that if you can dream it, you CAN really achieve it! If what you want to grow your business, broadcast your message to a bigger audience, then check out Kamila’s great insights on today’s episode. 02:19 – How she got started in online marketing 03:59 – Why it's dangerous to just rely on one source of traffic 07:03 – Establishing incredible brand online and be seen as authority 11:14 – Effective list building strategies 13:32 – Building your email list using quizzes 18:17 – Why free reports won’t work anymore 20:28 – Understanding how sales funnel work and why they're successful 25:10 – Building relationships that drive sales 27:36 – W

Today we are joined by “Your Tax Coach” Diane Gardner, a Certified Tax Coach and best-selling author whose proactive planning approach helps clients dodge the tax bullet. Her tax coaching sessions have resulted in a combined savings of over $890,000 to-date — hard- earned profits small business owners would have given to the government by overpaying taxes. Diane’s expertise lies in the area of tax planning. Her goal is to make sure successful entrepreneurs across the United States are paying the least amount of income tax they can legally pay. Diane gives away some great information to help every business owners drastically pay less in tax. 02:33 – The big difference between your average accountant versus a “tax coach” 04:14 – Big mistake that cost business owners and professionals thousands 05:15 – Understanding business entity types 08:04 – Guidelines and deciding factors in determining the kind of business entity 11:02 – Having extra strategies in place for growth, stability, and security 13:17 – Differenc

I recorded this episode April 1st, 2016. The date of the recording is not relevant, but the key takeaways are what it means to be able to turn around everything with a mindset shift. I discuss how I used to find the zone when I played competitive billiards and talk about how you can do the same in your business and in life. Getting into the zone is easier than it sounds and it's something you need to find to create a mindset of domination. Learn more at http://bossacademy.com For a video of this episode: https://youtu.be/CqW8BLTmoDw

Marty McDonald is the go-to guy for what works in social media marketing. He’s the co-Founder and CEO at Bad Rhino Inc., Clutch rated 2016 Top Social Media Marketing Firm. He has used social media strategies to actively recruit and build online marketing businesses for over 12 years. He knows how to harness the power of social media and has consulted with small businesses and start-ups to help them use that power to get off the ground. Marty has made a personal commitment to mentor and assist entrepreneurs and startups who can help your listeners understand the challenges and biggest advantages between traditional and online marketing from over the many years of success in the industry. Listen to this episode to get tips and great perspectives on social media and some strategies that we should all be leveraging. 02:07 – The core reason of why he started Bad Rhino Inc. 03:51 – How important it is to stick to your primary area of focus and expertise 06:30 – Overcome the challenges in social media through consis