The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Branding on social media.The guest with on the show today is Amanda Relyea-Voss, the Owner and CEO of Like a Voss Social Media.Amanda has run Like a Voss for eight years. Based in Canada, they manage social media and build online communities for businesses and influencers. The marketing and social media professionals at Like a Voss can create fully customized strategies that align with the clients’ most critical business goals.Learn more about the benefits of online communities for your business and 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.TRANSCRIPT0:00Welcome to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Show. I'm Josh Elledge, Founder and CEO of UpMyInfluence.com. We turn entrepreneurs into media celebrities, grow their authority, and help them build partnerships with top influencers. We believe that every person has a unique message that can positively impact the world. Stick around to the end of the show; we'll reveal how you can be our next guest on one of the fastest-growing daily inspiration podcasts on the planet in 15 to 20 minutes. Let's go.Thanks for listening to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur show. If you are a thoughtful business owner or professional who would like to be on this daily program, please visit UpMyInfluence.com slash guest. Now if you got something out of this interview would you share this episode on social media? Just do a quick screenshot with your phone and text it to a friend or post it on the socials. If you do that, tag us with the hashtag UpMyInfluence. Each month, we scour Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. We pick one winner from each platform, and you get crowned king or queen of that social media. What do you win? We're going to promote you and your business to over 120,000 social media fans totally free. Now, can you also hook us up now in your podcast player right now? Please give us a thumbs up or a rating and review. We promise to read it all and take action. We believe that every person has a message that can positively impact the world. Your feedback helps us fulfill that mission. And while you're at it, hit that subscribe button. You know why? Tomorrow, that's right, seven days a week, you are going to be inspired and motivated to succeed 15 minutes a day. My name is Josh Elledge. Let's connect on the socials. You'll find all the stuff we're doing UpMyInfluence.com. Thanks for listening and thank you for being a part of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur movement.

The turnaround expert.The guest with on the show today is John Laurito, Leadership Consultant at Laurito Group. The John Laurito company has been up and running for three years helping CEOs and business leaders. John helps people in leadership roles become better leaders for their teams. They also work with organizations and teams that are struggling. John has been a CEO of four different organizations and turned them each into something successful. Learn more about John Laurito's leadership consulting and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Powerful digital marketing campaigns.Today the guest on the show is Spencer Padway, the CEO of SearchNurture. SearchNurture is a digital marketing agency that serves consumer marketing manufacturers. They began as a digital marketing academy in 2007 and with agency work on the side that took off and repurposed their business. To this day, they still implement the education portion of what they used to do with both their employees and clients. What sets them apart from the rest is that they have proprietary software processes but they're still a boutique agency with 25 employees. Learn more about you can enhance your marketing and expand your audience with SearchNurture on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Be the next big thing.Today we're joined by Marc Ensign, the CEO aka The Big Cheese at LoudMouse.LoudMouse is a branding and marketing company that leads you from concept to launch using personalized strategies for each client. They know the ins and outs of marketing and how to skyrocket a brand. They also specialize in SEO work and logo and website design, lead generation and more.Learn more about the marketing designs LoudMouse can create for your business and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Get your business out of zombie mode.Today we're joined by Henry Daas, Owner of Daas Knowledge.Henry is a serial entrepreneur and began his first business 30 years ago and had many successes and fails. He got into coaching 10 years ago and decided to sit down and create what he calls a "purposeful business." Daas Knowledge is a coaching company offering support to other entrepreneurs and business owners alike. Business ownership is sometimes a challenge and when you're slugging on like a zombie, you need the antidote. Learn more about Henry's journey to owning Daas Knowledge and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Rise up.Today we're joined by Caitlin Strempel, the CEO of Rising Ranks Digital.Rising Ranks Digital is an SEO and digital strategy agency. They work with anyone from lawyers and coaches to companies and corporations. They are women-lead with a team of 5 women and one man working together to help clients get the best results and empower women in fields dominated by men. Caitlin believes everyone's voice deserves to be heard. Learn more about Rising Ranks digital SEO marketing and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Communication is currency.Joined with us today is Mike Acker, the Communication Coach at Steps to Advance and author of the book Speak with No Fear.Mike grew up with a speech impediment and during his childhood he had to take speech class. From early on he was driven to complete the work and learn to communicate better. Then, his family moved to Mexico and learning Spanish in front of others helped him understand how hard learning how to communicate in front of people is. He uses this knowledge to help others communicate better with teammates and customers to develop better relationships.Learn more about how communication is the key and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Learn to live happier. Joined with us today is Bunny Young, Founder of A Better Place Consulting.Bunny is a business therapist, virtual speaker and facilitator. She empowers others to take the power back into their own hands and make change for good. A Better Place Consulting is a work life alignment agency and they work one-on-one and with groups of work teams. They specialize in helping others make their businesses thrive again and keeping their workers happy. Learn more about Bunny's life and business consulting practices and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Chew toys with a bark. Joined with us today is Michael London, the Founder and CEO of Bow Wow Labs. Bow Wow Labs provides the best pet treats and toys for dogs. Pets are like family and at Bow Wow, they ensure that your pet will be happiest with a selection of chews and toys for any type of dog. They have a revolutionary new toy that has delicious treats inside that you can replace again and again. This is just one of many companies Michael has run.Learn more about the selection of chew toys Bow Wow Labs sells and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Apparel with swag. Joined with us today is Jeremy Parker, the Co-Founder and CEO of Swag.com.Jeremy creates promotional products for brands and can ship internationally with thousands of addresses at once. They have 5,000 customers and have had to pivot fast during COVID-19 but thankfully they received extreme success. They make products simplified and streamlined to create the highest quality promotional items for anything you need. Learn more about the various different merchandise styles and designs Swag.com has and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.