

The Thoughtful Entrepreneur
Josh Elledge of UpMyInfluence.com
You’re gonna love this DAILY, commercial-free entrepreneur spotlight show. We feature CEOs and founders of 6-9 figure B2B companies. Agencies, coaches, consultants, and other leaders share not only their success stories - but their advice for business leaders focused on business growth.
You’re going to hear real stories from real people all in 15-25 minutes time - perfect for your commute.
On this podcast, your host, Josh Elledge encourages entrepreneurs to share not only their expertise but their stories and their hearts.
We believe that every person has a unique message which can positively impact the world. Even YOU! If you’d like to be featured on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, apply here: https://UpMyInfluence.com/guest/
You’re going to hear real stories from real people all in 15-25 minutes time - perfect for your commute.
On this podcast, your host, Josh Elledge encourages entrepreneurs to share not only their expertise but their stories and their hearts.
We believe that every person has a unique message which can positively impact the world. Even YOU! If you’d like to be featured on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, apply here: https://UpMyInfluence.com/guest/
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Oct 1, 2021 • 21min
919 – Raising Your Voice and Visibility with Kami Guildner
Raise up your voice.
Today we're joined with Kami Guildner, Business Coach and Event Leader.
Kami is extremely passionate about helping other women build up their passions and businesses. She wants others to put their voices out there and get the recognition they deserve. Kami is the founder of the Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference, Extraordinary Women Connect events, and host of the award-winning Extraordinary Women Radio™ – a podcast featuring wildly successful women living out loud in voice, vitality and vigor.
In this episode, we talk about what Kami's first steps are in working with clients and helping them discover their true potential. She wants to help others unleash their voices and be heard like never before.
Learn more about what Kami does and a bit more about her coaching on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 1, 2021 • 22min
918 – Growing Up in a Business with ABC Fine Wine and Spirits’ Charlie Bailes
Florida's Finest.With us today is our guest Charlie Bailes, a fourth generation executive at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits. ABC Fine Wine and Spirits has around 125 locations all across the state of Florida. They are a one-stop-shop of adult beverages in Florida. Over the past 30 years the brand has completely transformed from over 300 locations and 100 bars to 125 bigger, better locations with a wide variety of options of alcohol.In this episode we delve into a bit about the history of ABC and how the generations have changed and developed the company. This place is very well known in Florida!Learn more about ABC Fine Wine and Spirits and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Sep 30, 2021 • 20min
917 – Curating the Right Sponsors for Events with Connected Sponsors’ Sheila Farragher-Gemma
Boosting your business.
On today's episode of the show we're joined by Sheila Farragher-Gemma, Owner of Connected Sponsors.
Events are a great place for brands to get visibility and gain traction. The right events will draw in the exact demographic of people your business needs. All types of people congregate at business events and find their niches. And that's where Sheila comes in, she helps organizers find speakers, sponsors and event leaders to make things happen.
Connected Sponsors is a way to quickly find sponsors for your event. With things starting to go back to normal, real life events will start happening more often. Get connected and go on Sheila's website for a free one pager on how you can quickly round up sponsors for business boosting events!
Learn more about Sheila's sponsor skills and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 30, 2021 • 20min
916 – Made in America with Authentically American’s Dean Wegner
Where's yours made?
Today we're joined with our guest Dean Wegner, the Founder and CEO of Authentically American.
Authentically American is a Veteran owned, American made premium apparel brand. When Dean graduated from West Point 28 years ago, over 50% of apparel in the US was made in the US but now that number has dwindled down to a shocking 3%. This sparked a dream in Dean and caused him to create his brand of clothing all made in the USA.
In this episode we talk a bit about Dean's beginnings and how he created his clothing brand. Authentically American is all about job creation and bringing more manufacturing jobs to the US.
Learn more about Dean's patriotic apparel and how he began his brand on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 22min
915 – How Google’s Algorithm Drives Innovation with 10Web’s Tigran Nazaryan
Reliable website performance.
Joined with us today is Tigran Nazaryan, the CEO of 10Web.
10Web is a platform for hosting, building, optimizing and managing websites. It is an automated WordPress platform using AI to create websites automatically. The program offers reliable website performance and a ton of automated features to implement into your business.
They have figured out a way to simplify all of the difficult tasks that take up all of your time during the website building process. And it's simple: Automation. 10Web makes everything easier so you can focus on the creative side of work instead of the tedious, time-consuming parts.
Learn more about 10Web's services and automated WordPress hosting, as well as much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 24min
914 – Be Clear On Your Outcome with The Leaderpath’s Caterina Kostoula
Lead the way.
Today's guest is Caterina Kostoula, Executive Coach at The Leaderpath.
Caterina coaches leaders and teams how to grow clarity and leadership in their business. Services include one-to-one executive coaching, team coaching, group coaching and an online course. Caterina uses many mindset skills to show others how to be better leaders in business.
It is broken down into two pillars, Clarity and Leadership. She also has an online course to take part in called Hold Successful Business Meetings, teaching others how to be a leader in meeting settings.
Learn more about how Caterina can teach you to be a better leader and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 28, 2021 • 24min
913 – DC Property Managementy with Flock DC’s Lisa Wise
Birds of a feather.
On the show today is Lisa Wise, the Founder and CEO of Flock DC.
Flock DC is a real estate management company. They work within Washington D.C. and manage about $2 billion dollars worth of residential real estate with a handful of commercial. They are a family of companies all working together to manage homes and bring community to homeowners in Washington D.C.
They are a purpose driven business and always strive to put people first before profit. These are people's homes we are talking about. Listen in on this episode to hear some insight about the market and how Lisa uses her Flock to get things done.
Learn more about Flock DC and Lisa Wise on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 28, 2021 • 23min
912 – Making Your Website Work For You with Joey Donovan-Guido
Website wonders.
With us today is Joey Donovan-Guido, online marketing thought leader and author of the book A Holisitic Guide to Online Marketing.
Joey has been doing online marketing and SEO work for over a decade. He helps other companies by looking at each website holistically and teaching each client how to increase their websites flow and bring in more leads.
There are three major disciplines that help get the job done: search engine optimization, user experience and conversion. First off, Joey educates you on what each of these terms mean and how to use them. Then you can correctly allocate your resources and create a website that flows perfectly.
Learn more about the techniques Joey uses to accomplish clean web designs and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 27, 2021 • 16min
911 – Fixing What’s Broken with Refounder’s Patrick Colletti
Reimagine something great.
The guest is Patrick Colletti, the author of the book Refounder.
Patrick found himself part of a failing business when he was very young, and turned it around by refounding it with his skills. This sparked something within him to realize the impact of refounders and caused him to write a book all about his experiences.
Patrick talks about how leaders can reimagine and recreate amazing businesses with a little elbow grease. Refounder explores how organizations, cities, and people can take what’s broken and make it better.
Learn more about what Patrick does with Refounder and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 27, 2021 • 26min
910 – Being a Giver with GIVERS University’s EA Csolkovits
Be a Giver.
Today we're with EA Csolkovits, his website is Givers University.
At Givers University, EA teaches others what a Giver is versus a Taker. He then helps others realize their relationships with the world around them and emphasizes that being a giver is good. He helps establish healthy boundaries around this philosophy.
Givers University is your home for wisdom, wealth, and wellness. Listen in on this episode and hear us chat a bit more about this Giver philosophy and how it has helped many others do better in their daily lives.
Learn more about EA Csolkovits and his teachings at Givers University on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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