

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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Jan 6, 2021 • 23min
509 - Becoming a Leader with Cory Lee
Levels of leadership.Today the guest is Cory Lee, CEO and Founder of Cory Lee Leadership and host of the Podcast Principal with Cory and Logan.Cory is a business coach, speaker, and trainer. He previously worked in the Physical assistant background, and later pivoted from physical therapy to coaching once he experienced a great burnout. He owned 2 physical therapy clinics and 4 gyms. Now he focuses on mentoring others and teaching them leadership skills. Cory believes there is gold within every individual.Learn more about Cory Lee, his previous and current career and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 5, 2021 • 20min
508 - Creating the Life You Want with Essentialise Functional Life Coaching's Lee Chambers
Avoid business burn-out.Today we're with Lee Chambers, the CEO and Founder of Essentialise Functional Life Coaching.Lee makes workplace well-being a top priority. Essentialise delivers well-being strategies and workshops, programs, and coaching opportunities. Lee also coaches business owners how to scale. He started this company when he had lost his health due to stress from his first business. This fueled him to become more self-aware and become a mentor for others from his experiences.Learn more about the workshops and programs Lee provides and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 5, 2021 • 25min
507 - Reputation Management with Rank K.O.'s Eric Grundhoefer
Manage your reputation.Today we're joined by Eric Grundhoefer, the Owner and CEO of Rank K.O.Rank K.O. is a reputation management company that can make a brand from scratch. They began in 2014 as a digital marketing company, and still use a lot of digital marketing services. Eric says there is a lot of research that comes prior to taking a PR case.Learn more about Rank K.O. and hear us talk about the various cases Eric solves and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 4, 2021 • 23min
506 - The Business Legal Lifecyle with Go Legal Yourself's Kelly Bagla
From startup to success.Today the guest is Kelly Bagla, the Founder and CEO of Go Legal Yourself. Kelly never thought she would become an entrepreneur since she loved her career working in law firms, but when she discovered a gap that needed to be filled within her own law firm she created Go Legal Yourself. They are an online service that helps entrepreneurs with the legal start up of their companies.Learn more about Kelly's life in the law industry and Go Legal Yourself's time saving legal skills and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 4, 2021 • 19min
505 - Growing Your Business Through Authenticity and Being Yourself with Michelle Hartzman
Bring human connection to business.Today the guest is Michelle Hartzman, the owner of Michelle Hartzman LLC.Michelle helps online coaches grow to six figures organically. She does this through various group programs and her compassion for her clients is what keeps them coming. She cares for her clients and treats them like real people. It's pretty surprising, she has created a clientele and company without a website.Learn more about Michelle's work with online coaches and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 3, 2021 • 21min
504 - Painting a Picture for Your Clients with The Draw Shop's Summer Mulder
Messages that convert.Today we're joined with Summer Mulder, the Founder and CEO of The Draw Shop, and host of the podcast Back Stage Business.The Draw Shop is all about making your most important messages heard and seen through white board animation videos. They make sure to portray exactly what the client wants to create. Summer started in copywriting, sales letters and ghost-writing and a client she worked with lead her to her future business partner that got her into white board videos.Learn more about Summer's white board videos creating ideas into projects on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 3, 2021 • 23min
503 - Developing Game-Changing Products with December Labs' Elisabeth Bohlmann
Rocket-fuel your product.The guest for today is Elisabeth Bohlmann, the VP of Client Strategy at December Labs.December Labs does development and design for software companies, building web and mobile products. Elisabeth is a traveler and based in Uruguay currently. The company however is still US Based, and began in 2014. They like to create partnerships with their clients and work a lot with startups.Learn more about December Lab's design products and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 2, 2021 • 19min
502 - Committing to Your Purpose and Your Team with Hite Digital's JC Hite
Marketing with purpose.The guest for today is JC Hite, Founder and CEO of Hite Digital, and host of the Podcast Digital Agency Hacker.Hite Digital is a white label digital marketing agency, launching as a franchise very soon. His agency scaled from 1 to 50 employees remarkably fast. JC is based in Nicaragua, and loves empowering people. He's committed to creating 1000 jobs for 3rd world countries. They work with smaller companies and focus on building them up.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 2, 2021 • 23min
501 - Innovative Lead Generation with LeadCrunch's Olin Hyde
Scale, enhance, maximize.The guest for today is Olin Hyde, the Founder and CEO of LeadCrunch.LeadCrunch focuses on finding the ideal audience for B2B marketers and lowers customer acquisition costs. They had a rough first half of the year with Covid, but after that, they've seen 150% growth. He hires the best employees and pays them above market value because he believes his employees are his legacy. This is Olin's 8th business, so he has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.

Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 9min
500 - New Year, New Show with Josh Elledge and Jen Amos
New show host!Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily.Listen in on us talk about the purpose of the podcast and the exciting opportunity for Jen on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily.


