The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder, thought leader and speaker of 3Leaf, Thomas Watkins.3Leaf helps businesses achieve their dreams with designed psychology, especially for tech businesses looking for the next big thing. However, for this to work, business owners must know what the product has to do and provide them with data. Software design combines art and science, making it come together with art and using science to attach it to reality. Companies must have a vision for the future and understand where the business is headed in the future. Thomas's background in psychology brings a perspective to software design in terms of knowing how people react in different circumstances and predicting their behavior. He also shared a fun fact that individuals who enter the software design profession come from various professional backgrounds. Key points from this episode:Overview of 3LeafWhy do businesses need good design?The difference between art and science in designWhat does engagement look like with 3Leaf?Importance of short-term goals and long-term goals in tech productsHow would someone know they should work with 3leaf?About Thomas Watkins: Thomas Watkins is a thought leader, speaker, and industry practitioner located in Houston TX. He is a life-long learner who has a passion for bringing greater clarity to the world. Thomas has made it his career’s focus to combine technology with design psychology in order to drive business success. He specializes in helping his business partners bring their own brilliant ideas to life, by translating complexity into simplicity. The scope of his work has included interface design for mobile, SaaS system architecture, usability research, and data visualization.About 3Leaf: 3Leaf helps you better understand your target demographic by utilizing time-tested user experience (UX) models and design psychology to analyze user behavior and recommend the most effective next steps. They use time-tested methods and cutting-edge tools to improve the value-innovation of products and services. This can be assessed in terms of usability, task speed, customer conversion rate, virality of popularity, and the market's general good reaction to the product.They flawlessly incorporate your ideas into a campaign tailored to your target audience's language. They are experts in communicating through body language. The deliverables provided by 3Leaf are easy to understand, in-depth, and actionable. 3leaf will take care of the user experience so that CEOs and executives can concentrate on running the company without distraction.Tweetable Moments:00:58 - "We interact with the technological world all the time."13:43 - "Smash your competition by outthinking them with the design psychology."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out ProductWorld website at https://www.3leaf.consulting/Check out Thomas Watkins on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/3leaf/Check out Thomas Watkins on Twitter at https://twitter.com/3leafmethodCheck out Thomas Watkins on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/3leafmethod/?hl=enDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of ProductWorld, Oren Schauble.ProductWorld helps businesses and entrepreneurs build better products that keep up with the trends and latest technology. According to Oren, one of the most common errors companies make is concentrating too much on a single product rather than addressing the needs of their customers first. Working with ProductWorld means bridging that gap between customers and businesses.Oren shared simple exercises entrepreneurs can do when testing new product ideas. Doing these will help business owners build a more precise roadmap for their products. Identifying your product differentiator will ultimately help businesses outsmart the competition. He added that knowing the customers' pain points, understanding what they want, and seeing things from their perspective is crucial in product creation. There is a lot of complexity involved in product creation. Still, for Oren, the first step to getting started is to find a product you're passionate about, explore ideas about what products you can build around it, and understand your audience.Key points from this episode:Overview of ProductWorldHow did supplier chains change over the years?Key components of any productsNarrowing down your product differentiatorWhat are the best practices for creating products that stand out?Navigating the intellectual side of things when it comes to productsNothing is saturated in the world of so much consumption of productsWhat's it like to work with ProductWorld?What are the biggest pitfalls in product creation?What is the cost to start the product creation process?What comes first in product creation?About Oren Schauble: Oren Schauble's most recent endeavor was starting up a public consumer packaged goods firm Unrivaled Brands, where he also served as president. Before that, he was a product development and marketing executive specializing in regulated and luxury items. During that time, he was a part of the team that helped build the consumer drone product channel in big-box retail worldwide.About ProductWorld: ProductWorld works with businesses to help them build products centered around their audience. They help small product businesses access the global supply chain and work with them on creating their business product.Tweetable Moments:03:12 - "It's about how you make things that stand out and then how you make brands that will succeed over time and take advantage of TikTok or trends or new things that will propel you to the forefront."08:47 - "I recommend to people now, especially with TikTok and Twitter and everything being so big, is just make content. Start a blog and make a video every day in your niche."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out ProductWorld website at https://www.productworld.xyz/Check out Oren Schauble on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/orenj/Check out Oren Schauble on Twitter at https://twitter.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble on Instagram at http://instagram.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble on YouTube at http://youtube.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble website at http://orenjohn.com/Check out Oren Schauble on Newsletter at https://go.orenjohn.com/cpg/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO, Executive Coach and Author of BoomerangCoach, Reiner Lomb.BoomerangCoach focuses on leadership development, innovation, and transformational change in organizations, companies, and from start-ups to big corporations. They help leaders grow, increase their impact, articulate a future, and guide them in pursuing it. Reiner is a veteran in his field, with two decades of working and developing start-ups into multi-dollar companies. He teaches leaders to break the wall of learning and take them to the next level of development in their leadership. When talking about trends in leadership, he mentioned that emotional-based leadership competencies are more critical than ever. However, since this skill is not taught in school, people have to be willing to learn in the emotional space, and when they do, it's an excellent investment. Leaders immersing in this type of learning will allow them to move forward from emotions of the past and pivot them to be visionary leaders.Key points from this episode:What does a Boomerang Coach do?What kind of customers does BoomerangCoach attract?What does leadership coaching look like?Difference between therapy and executive coachingTrends in leadershipHow does one become a leader?How to get over cynicism?Importance of trust awareness for leadersAbout Reiner Lomb: Reiner is the founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. Reiner’s mission is to mobilize and develop leaders to create a more sustainable and positive future for all. As an executive coach, he works with leaders and changemakers in a wide range of organizations, from start-ups and multinational companies to non-profits and local communities - all who aspire to create transformational change. Whether he’s working with corporate executives, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, or indigenous tribal leaders, Reiner’s clients appreciate his international business and cross-cultural leadership experience. Before becoming an executive coach, Reiner had a 30-plus year career in technology, started and developed software businesses, and led leadership development. At Hewlett-Packard, his home for 20-plus years, he launched new software product businesses and helped grow HP Software into a multi-billion dollar organization. While at HP, Reiner discovered his passion and talent in leadership development where he trained leaders in how to scale from leading one’s self, to leading others, to leading an entire organization. Reiner grew up in the western part of a divided Germany during the Cold War. Reiner’s heartache over his country’s role in the Holocaust and World War II awoke in him a lifelong desire to address the challenges that threaten future generations. Reiner is fluent in English and German, and his clients benefit from his global education, deep expertise in sustainability, and his many years as a community organizer. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from Pinchot University (now Presidio University) and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Paderborn (Germany). He is an accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is also trained and certified in ontological coaching by Newfield Network and in team coaching by Team Coaching International (TCI). Reiner is the author of two books, ASPIRE: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are and The Boomerang Approach: Return to Purpose, Ignite Your Passion. He lives with his family in Atlanta and works with leaders and changemakers worldwide. About BoomerangCoach: Executive coaching and facilitated learning are two of the services that BoomerangCoach offers to individuals, teams, and organizations. The company's primary areas of expertise are career and leadership development, cross-cultural team development, and organizational alignment. Our goal is to assist organizations and communities in thriving sustainably by engaging, mobilizing, and growing the leaders, members, and employees of those organizations and communities.Tweetable Moments:02:53 - "Leaders reach a point in their career, in their development, when they cannot learn the things by themselves."10:17 - "The fundamental requirement is that somebody aspires to lead, to create change, to create a better future to some kind of thing."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out BoomerangCoach on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/boomerangcoach/Check out Reiner Lomb website at https://reinerlomb.com/Check out Reiner Lomb on LinkedIn at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinerlomb/Check out Reiner Lomb on Twitter at https://twitter.com/reinerlombCheck out Reiner Lomb on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008109465763Check out Reiner Lomb books on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615979769/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder and CEO of Walker Kreative, Cebron Walker.Walker Kreative works with corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, and medical agencies to share their message, services, and stories with their customers. With years of experience in public relations, Cebron leveraged this to help their clients build relationships with their potential customers by figuring out how to communicate their stories properly. Walker Kreative is all about marketing businesses through authenticity and humanizing them to their audience. He believes in the power of customers' testimonials and showing behind-the-scenes stories. Doing so will humanize the brand and poke into that familiarity bias of the audience.Key points from the episode:How did Cebron Walker get into marketing?Business owners understand the idea of marketing more than public relations.Misconceptions about public relations officers.The scope of work Walker Kreative does for their clients.Why is a relationship meaningful in getting clients?Recognizing the power of customers' testimonies.Humanizing yourself and your business builds trust.Leveraging familiarity bias in your business.The scope of work Walker Kreative does for their clients:They help businesses build a connection with their target audience through incredible video creation.Coming up with ways to let the audience know about their clients instantaneously.Assisting with building that trust between the business and its target audience.Making small businesses stand out from the competition.About Cebron Walker: Cebron Walker is a Marketing and Public Relations specialist with 30 years’ experience. He is the founder and CEO of Walker Kreative, a digital marketing agency with offices in St. Petersburg, Florida and Sacramento, California. Walker Kreative serves small business owners and healthcare practice owners across North America.His team is driven by the sole purpose of helping owners grow and thrive, no matter the economy. When it comes to building an online brand or developing an SEO-optimized website for a healthcare practice, no one does it better. Walker Kreative uses the latest tactics in video marketing, social advertising and content creation to grow new patient numbers and help practices lead in their region.If a client needs press relations or plans to hold events to build reputation and interest, no problem. Cebron’s early career included working as a PR and press officer generating thousands of PR stories with positive media exposure for clients around the world.Walker Kreative is NOT a “big box store” marketing company where you have an account rep and a number. Personalized customer services and fast response times to address a client’s needs have been at the foundation of our success and will always be at the heart of our business.Cebron, his wife Angela and their 7-year-old son Matteo live in St. Petersburg, FL. When not working, Cebron is an avid tennis enthusiast and is trying out paddleboarding but mostly spends time in the water trying to get back up on the board.About Walker Kreative: A digital marketing firm specializing in working with local and medium-sized enterprises, as well as medical offices. They're enthusiastic about design, video, writing, and advertising, all of which will help convey your one-of-a-kind message to the world and encourage customers to visit your storefront, visit your website, and call your business. Tweetable Moments:09:51 - "If you can get your client base, the existing clients and the potential new clients, patients, clients, customers, whoever they are to almost feel like they're with family when they're with you in your business, that's the ultimate best relationship you can have."12:48 - "Testimonials are really powerful. So for all these business owners out there that are listening to this, recognize how powerful the words of your clients, customers, and patients are, and do what you can to get reviews, of course."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Trust Science website at https://www.trustscience.com/Check out Greener Trust Science on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-science/Check out Cebron Walker on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cebron-walker-23a4b8b0/Check out Cebron Walker on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/michelle.nedelec1Check out Cebron Walker on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cebronwDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Trust Science, Evan Chrapko.Trust Science aid preexisting data scientists or risk departments in assessing borrowers’ profiles. They can be the entire solution for smaller businesses or those who have never had experience working with a bureau before because of low score levels. They bring automation and automated decision-making in a high degree of predictability on creditworthiness. Evan gave out some indicators of what to look at when assessing an individual's creditworthiness. He also talked through the challenges in the conventional system and how Trust Science comes into play to close the gap. Working with the Trust Science system helps their customers find a lender customer worldwide.Key points from the episode:What industry does Trust Science work with?Why are old formula credits a bit problematic?Indicators to look at to assess creditworthiness.How did Trust Science come about?Business growth opportunities for Trust Science.About Evan Chrapko: Evan is a serial entrepreneur and investor having served as CEO or advisor for numerous innovative start-ups including FloNetworks (acquired by DoubleClick for $80 Million) and PlateSpin (acquired by Novell for $205 Million). Prior to Trust Science, Evan and his brother Shane founded and, within 30 months, sold cloud storage pioneer DocSpace for $568 million. Evan is a CPA, CA and holds a Juris Doctor (Law Degree) from Columbia University. He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a member of YPO, and he has been named to the Real Leaders Global 100 (alongside Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Peter Diamandi,s et. al.) and a Top 50 AI CEO (alongside others like the CEO of Data Robot.) About Trust Science: Organizations in many industries rely on credit scores to gauge amounts and types of credit that they will offer to an individual. Those scores purport to provide meaningful information about how much debt a person should be able to take on and what the level of risk (the borrower’s probability of default) will be. However, the information from old credit bureaus isn't always deep enough for a meaningful assessment, in part because it relies on outdated types of data & calculation methods.  This is especially punishing for the financially disadvantaged or N2C (New to Country/New to Credit) person. Credit Bureau 2.0, a FinTech SaaS platform, is the solution to this problem, harnessing alternative data and explainable AI for  more accurate and precise credit assessments. This is enabling lenders to find more trustworthy borrowers and letting borrowers gain access to credit based on information that traditional credit bureaus aren't taking into account.Tweetable Moments:02:24 - "You have people down there, approximately 40% of the people below 700who, if you gave them the money, would behave like prime or super prime borrowers. They would rather lose their left arm than welch on a debt."02:47 - "Many agonies and unnecessary exclusion happen because the current multi-decades-old and multi‑billion dollar system doesn't work very well."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Trust Science website at https://www.trustscience.com/Check out Greener Trust Science on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-science/Check out Evan Chrapko on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanchrapko/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Awareness Strategies Inc, Michelle Nedelec.Awareness Strategies Inc takes care of the unsexy part of businesses so CEO and executives can have more time to do what they're passionate about. Being the brain behind the tech and strategy, Michelle shared some inside tips on what makes advertising campaigns successful. She also pointed out that it's imperative to make clients feel they're valued and not just a transaction. Doing this will be much easier for businesses to turn these customers into fans. Working with Awareness Strategies  will help businesses define their marketing plan and the process of implementing it.Key points in this episode:What valuable components are involved in advertising campaigns?Industries Awareness Strategies Inc works with.A business tagline that makes you want to say, "No, stop saying that."Awareness Strategies Inc, engagement structure with clients.Valuable components in advertising campaigns:Have a different message going out to different people in your audience.Build out your team.Have a system in place to integrate your data.About Michelle Nedelec: International bestselling author, Michelle Nedelec is an expert in Entrepreneurialism and the founder of Awareness Strategies. She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping Managers and Executives to continually double their profits and revenues. She not only has what it takes to help her clients build a million dollar businesses, but she does it time and time again. Michelle particularly loves to talk about Marketing Automation, Systems Integration and support both on and off  the stage. She teaches the key components of business: Strategy, Systems, Support and State of Mind, so you know how to continually elevate all three components to build a healthy thriving business. For the past 6 years she’s been focusing on helping entrepreneurs bring their businesses online from conceptualization to Done For Your IT automation. About Awareness Strategies Inc: At Awareness Strategies, they have a profound respect for and commitment to the entrepreneurial mindset. Their principal mission is to ensure the success of other businesses. They see to it that firms are able to put the appropriate systems in place in the quickest and most concise way possible.Tweetable Moments:05:52 - "There's a lot of good marketing out there and people are saying, "Hey, my stuff is awesome, it's amazing and it's gonna be able to do this," but it doesn't"07:34 - "You are one click away from a million dollar business."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Awareness Strategies Inc website at https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/Check out Awareness Strategies Inc on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGInkNVN2js2qirhxW8cksQCheck out Awareness Strategies Inc on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AwarenessStrategies/Check out Michelle Nedelec on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellenedelecCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Twitter at https://twitter.com/michellenedelecCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/michelle.nedelec1https://www.facebook.com/MichelleNedelecSpeakerCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/michellenedelec Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️ We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO of Jahnel Group, Darrin Jahnel.Jahnel Group is a custom software development company that helps businesses meet their needs regarding software. They're located in Schenectady, NY, and have been around since 2008. When asked how they can compete with other software giants in the market in closing deals, Darrin stated that it's all about relationships. He further explained that proving to people that they can offer value before even experiencing their service is a good way to build relationships. Jahnel Group doesn't rely on marketing or sales to get clients but through the good relationships they've built with their previous customers. According to Darrin, their ideal clients are people who are looking for talented people to do projects. Jahnel Group houses great talent capable of solving software challenges businesses go through. Key points in this episode:How does the Jahnel group land big deals?How to stand out in the noisy space of the software market.The role of relationships in getting clients.Best practices in hiring a software development firm.Being surrounded by highly motivated people snowball productivity.Jahnel Group's ideal clients.Process of engagement with Jahnel Group.Best practices in hiring a software development firmWork your network and look for someone who had a positive experience with a firm and from there, start doing your research.Get a clickable prototype.About Darrin Jahnel: Darrin Jahnel is the founder and CEO of Jahnel Group, a 150-person software consulting company headquartered in Schenectady, NY. Darrin leads with energy and is maniacally focused on creating an amazing work environment for his team. Darrin earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany and a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Prior to starting the company in 2012, Darrin worked as a Senior Software Engineer on Wall Street. Darrin has led numerous engineering teams on multi-million dollar projects and is a member of MENSA. He is happily married and has 4 children (2 adopted children and 2 birth sons). Darrin’s oldest son, Gideon, is from Nigeria. Although Darrin and his wife refer to Gideon as their son, they were not able to officially adopt him. Gideon has parents and 5 siblings back in Nigeria. Last year, Gideon worked 60 hours a week, all summer long and earned enough money to buy his family a house back in Nigeria. Outside of work, Darrin enjoys working out, coaching basketball, drinking beer, and woodworking. About Jahnel Group: Jahnel Group develops custom software for businesses. They're a 120-person software consulting firm situated in Schenectady, New York. They specialize in designing and developing web-based apps, websites, mobile applications, and everything digital and are known experts in the entire software development life-cycle. Occasionally they create and construct a complete application, while others supplement an existing business team to help with specific projects.Jahnel Group is capable of helping you either with expanding your current development team or outsourcing a whole software project, depending on which of these two goals you like to achieve. They have a successful track record of finishing projects on schedule and without exceeding the allotted spending limit.Tweetable Moments:04:57 - "It's really about establishing relationships and proving to people before they're going to use your services that you can add value."07:16 - "Work your network and find someone who's had a positive experience with a firm and start your due diligence in that way."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Jahnel Group website at https://www.jahnelgroup.com/Check out Jahnel Group on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jahnelgroup?lang=enCheck out Jahnel Group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jahnelgroup/Check out Jahnel Group on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jahnelgroup/?hl=enCheck out Darrin Jahnel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrin-jahnel/Check out Darrin Jahnel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/djahnelDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Chief Innovation Officer of Henry Schein, Bruce Lieberthal.Henry Schein provides products, solutions, and services that practitioners in the United States use. They serve as a beacon in health care, aiming to provide innovative, integrated healthcare products and services, allowing them to deliver quality patient care and improve practice management efficiency and profitability.  Bruce stated that innovation is a different thing for each company. For Henry Schein, innovation is about finding products, services, and solutions so they can evaluate them and get them to be mapped around their business units. Bruce's team in the innovation serves as the intake funnel for new ideas that can be a solution, products, and services coming, and it's his role as the Chief Innovation Officer to allocate these products appropriately to each business unit so it can be marketed and commercialized.  He also pointed out that the pandemic accelerated the progress of innovation regarding infection control and infection. He then shared his thoughts about development of AI and its progressive utilization in medicine would help practitioners test their patients and get the necessary information about the patient's health status.  The Company's network of trusted advisers, which includes more than 22,000 Team Schein Members worldwide, provides more than 1 million customers with more than 300 valuable solutions that improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Key points in this episode:The role of Henry Schein during the pandemicWhat's your area of focus as Chief Innovation Officer?Innovation is different things in different companiesThe meaning of innovation in HenryExciting areas of medicine in the coming years and the effects it'll have in the fieldThe impact of AI in the field of medicine Exciting areas of medicine in the coming years:Artificial intelligenceInternet of things, embedding the internet and smarts into everyday thingsPrecision medicineAbout Bruce Lieberthal: Bruce serves as the Chief Innovation Officer for Henry Schein, Inc., reporting to Chris Pendergast, Henry Schein’s Global Chief Technology Officer.  In this role, he is at the nexus of evaluating hundreds of cutting edge solutions and technologies, advising the many medical and dental business units of Henry Schein on important emerging trends and helping connect the company’s global sales, marketing and distribution capabilities with important new products that help its customers run better practices and deliver excellent patient care. Previously, from 2009 until 2015, he was the Vice President, Emerging Technologies for Henry Schein, Inc., reporting to the president of Henry Schein’s Global Practice Solutions Group. Bruce had oversight responsibility for Henry Schein Medical Systems (MicroMD) between 2011 and 2017 and currently leads Henry Schein One’s DDX business. He led the ConnectDental team, focused on the launch of Henry Schein’s digital dentistry business, for two years and worked closely with the Corporate Business Development Group advising on technology opportunities.He started, at Henry Schein, as the Director of Product Management to the leadership team in Utah when Discus Dental Software was acquired by Henry Schein, Inc. in May 2007 and was promoted, in 2008, to Vice-President of Product Management and Development, managing all of Henry Schein Practice Solutions’ software lines and development teams. Bruce was the founder of Direct Vision Software, the General Manager of Discus Dental Software and has been a leader in dental technology for almost 35 years.  He graduated from SUNY Buffalo’s School of Dentistry in 1983, practiced dentistry for 14 years between 1984 and 1997, and brings much knowledge to the Henry Schein team.About Henry Schein: Henry Schein operates in a centralized and automated distribution network, with over 120,000 branded and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock and over 180,000 additional products available as special-order items.With more than 3,400 field sales consultants, approximately 2,100 telesales representatives, and more than 170 equipment sales and service centers worldwide, Henry Schein has a sales and marketing approach that is uniquely integrated, all supported by approximately 30 million highly targeted direct marketing pieces.Tweetable Moments:05:56 - "So innovation for us, for us is a bunch of things, but mostly what it's about is us finding products and solutions and services or product solutions and services finding us."16:54 - "There's lots of different types of cancers and these serious diseases, but what do we all know? We know that if we can diagnose this stuff very early, we can save people from incredible morbidity and mortality."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Henry Schein website at https://www.henryschein.com/us-en/global.aspxCheck out Henry Schein on Twitter at https://twitter.com/henryscheinCheck out Henry Schein on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/henryscheinCheck out Henry Schein on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/henryscheinincCheck out Henry Schein on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/henryschein/Check out Bruce Lieberthal on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-lieberthal-08737a6/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE.Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here.What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of HamiltonDemo, Yvan Demosthenes.HamiltonDemo brings additional resources to the clients, helping them with placement and recruiting projects for organizations. Yvan grew up witnessing the effects of diversity in the community and noticed how groups that embraced this thrived more compared to its counterparts. Through examples and stories he shared, it was clear that diversity is a significant factor in businesses' productivity and growth. He also explained that there's a difference on how each organization defines diversity.HamiltonDemo works with different segments in the business, allowing them to develop best practices. By embracing all demographics in the business, Yvan and his team learned that the future is in small and medium businesses. HamiltonDemo has the vision to attract diverse candidates. This better represents the goal of developing a dynamic, flexible workforce that today's global economy and multicultural labor force require.Key Points from the Episode:The impact of HamiltonDemo to the world.Inception of HamiltonDemo.Small and medium size business is the future. The difference of definition of diversity in organizations.The Effects of Embracing Diversity in Organizations:Diverse organizations drive more revenue.Organizations that embrace diversity stand the test of time.They attract more customers.About Yvan Demosthenes: Yvan Demosthenes is the CEO at HamiltonDemo. HamiltonDemo sources game-changing talent—qualified, proven professionals who will propel your business forward. Hire with confidence. HamiltonDemo has a team size of 2-10 employees and is perfect for those looking for qualified talent ready to help your business thrive. As a boutique firm with a national reach, HamiltonDemo has the scale to ensure your needs are comprehensively met while possessing the flexibility to tailor our approach to your search’s unique challenges.About HamiltonDemo: HamiltonDemo assists organizations with recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diversified pool of exceptional talent. Their team has the insight and expertise to enable you, whether you're an investor looking to expand or upgrade your portfolio management team, or an executive interested in learning more about prospects and exciting opportunities in your industry. HamiltonDemo believes that a varied and inclusive workforce is the best method to ensure the creation of fresh ideas.Tweetable Moments:08:36 - "We could look at 55 and older, 65 and older age is a big, huge demographic that's growing at the fastest pace than it ever has."10:08 - "Diverse organizations have better bottom lines. They drive more revenue than their counterparts. Those organizations that have embraced diversity in the past have stood the test of time."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the HamiltonDemo website at https://www.hamiltondemo.com/Check out HamiltonDemo on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hamiltondemo/Check out Yvan Demosthenes on LinkedIn athttps://www.linkedin.com/in/yvandemosthenes/Check out HamiltonDemo on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/HamiltonDemoCheck out HamiltonDemo on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonDemoRecruiting/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE.Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here.What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO of Greener Process Systems Inc, Matt Sweetwood. Greener Process Systems Inc works to capture emissions of oceans from ships docked in the port. According to Matt, the increasing number of ships is one of the world's leading causes of air pollution. It's a global catastrophic problem that everyone is experiencing today. Greener Process Systems helps counter this issue with its technology that captures harmful emissions from ships, aiming to reduce air pollution. Matt goes into the details of how their device does its work capturing harmful emissions. He even shared what's to come for Greener Process Systems technology and their collaboration with European universities to polish their work further. Through their device, they're setting out to change the world for the better. Key Points from the Episode: Overview of Greener Process Systems Inc. Idling ships is a cause of global air pollution. Impact of idling ships on the environment. How do people from port cities benefit from Greener Process Systems technology? How does the Greener Process Systems device work? What sets their technology apart from devices in the market? About Matt Sweetwood: Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of Greener Process Systems Inc and the co-Founder of Insurious and Luxnow. He is a successful serial entrepreneur, professional speaker, business consultant, award-winning marketer, social media influencer, personal branding expert, and photography instructor. Matt was the CEO of beBee. He served as President of Unique Photo, NJ’s premiere camera store for 28 years. Nationally known in the photography industry as an innovator, he has helped acquire over 25 U.S. and International Trademarks, and he founded and ran the Ozzie Award winning publication Photo Insider®. Matt has been credited with the reinvention of the modern camera store, as well as the country’s largest in-store education program, the Unique University®. Unique Photo was named 2008 and “2013 Dealer of the Year” by Digital Imaging Reporter magazine. Matt was named the Photo Industry’s, “2016 Person of the Year” by the PMDA. However, by far, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children to adulthood as a single dad. Matt was awarded full custody of their five children, ages 18 months to 8 years old. In the 25+ years since, he has raised his kids into happy, successful and kind hearted adults. He has a #1 best-selling book, “Leader of the Pack: How a single dad of five led his kids, his business and himself from disaster to success.” In it he details his journey to success as a father and as a business leader. Matt has appeared as a regular contributor on Fox News, NBC Today Show, CBS TV, News 12 NJ, PIX11, and other high-profile programs. He has also spoken publicly for organizations like Panasonic, UPS, PMDA, Microsoft, NJ Devils Hockey and the BMW CCA, and was a member of the prestigious CMO Club, where he won the President’s Award in 2014. His past charitable endeavors include having served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at both The Aish Center (https://aishny.com/), a spiritual/educational non-profit and The Josephine Herrick Project (http://jhproject.org/), a nonprofit that uses photography to enhance the lives of the underserved. Matt was honored by The Aish Center with its 2014 Continuity Award. He is currently an advisory board member for Ithaca College School of Business’ Customer Experience Certificate Program, which helps teach a new generation of business leaders about the power of great customer service. Proving his contention that single dads can lead exciting, balanced lives, Matt is a die-hard NJ Devils’ hockey fan, an advanced auto racer with the BMW Club, and of course, an avid photographer. He has been sponsored by LG Global and Panasonic® in his photographic endeavors as a Lumix Luminary but is most known for his spectacular smartphone photography and as a photography expert on TV. He received his BA in mathematics from Rutgers University and MA in theoretical mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. About Greener Process Systems: Greener Process Systems Inc., based in South Florida, promotes an inclusive culture, a professional management approach, and a relentless drive to enhance the earth's environment via innovation, technology, and the firm belief that people can always do better for our planet. Through their continuous research, they're finding solutions to one of the catastrophic environmental issues the world is facing today. Tweetable Moments: 04:29 - "People have gotten used to living with this problem. They've gotten used to living with the health problems associated." 08:03 - "You're gonna hear about Greener over the next couple of years because we really believe we have the solution to this huge problem." Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guest Links Mentioned in this Episode: Want to learn more? Check out the Greener Process Systems Inc website at https://greenerprocess.com/ Check out Greener Process Systems Inc on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenerprocess/ Check out Matt Sweetwood on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/msweetwood/ Check out Matt Sweetwood on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/msweetwood/ Check out Matt Sweetwood on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MSweetwood Check out Matt Sweetwood on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/msweetwood/ Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time! More from UpMyInfluence: Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE! We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.