Entrepreneur Conundrum

Looking for ways to take control of your financial future? Look no further than the Entrepreneur Conundrum podcast! In this episode, financial planner and author Mark Willis shares his expertise on creating wealth and predictability through tax-efficient financial solutions. He emphasizes the importance of thinking differently about money, the economy, and the future to meet financial objectives, and offers real-world advice for building a more secure financial future. With a focus on alternative financial strategies and the importance of targeting the right audience through various mediums such as podcasts, LinkedIn, YouTube channels, blogs and books, Willis helps individuals achieve financial certainty and control through real estate investing and entrepreneurship. Whether you are a business owner looking to scale and leverage or an individual looking to create passive income, this episode is a must-listen. Take charge of your money and achieve your dreams with the guidance of financial expert Mark Willis. Listen now to gain clarity on personal goals and next steps to create wealth and achieve your dreams! - The guest is Mark Willis, a certified financial planner and owner of Lake Growth Financial Services.- Willis helps individuals create wealth and predictability through tax-efficient financial solutions.- He emphasizes the importance of thinking differently about money, the economy, and the future to meet financial objectives.- Willis shares his personal experience with student loan debt and his entrance into the financial universe after hearing a devastating conversation between a CPA and her clients during the 2008 financial crisis.- He focuses on helping people achieve financial certainty and control, particularly through real estate investing and entrepreneurship.- Willis believes in the power of teaching others to solidify their own learning, and his ideal clients are individuals who want to take control of their financial futures.- He discusses alternative financial strategies and emphasizes the importance of targeting the right audience through various mediums such as podcasts, LinkedIn, YouTube channels, blogs, and books.- Willis aims to expand his firm and have more professionals carry out reasonable financial planning conversations, with the ultimate goal of having more people in complete control of their financial future.- He recommends exploring other financial tools besides traditional retirement accounts such as 401Ks, IRAs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs.- Willis advises individuals to take charge of their money and have a plan for every dollar to create wealth and achieve their dreams. KEY QUESTIONSVirginia Purnell 00:01:22 How did you kind of get to where you are today? Are you still what you did in college?Virginia Purnell 00:03:23 So how long have you been a financial planner?Virginia Purnell 00:05:17 Do you help businesses too, or is it more just on the personal side?Virginia Purnell 00:06:00 Who would be your ideal client, would you say then?Virginia Purnell 00:07:07 So how do you get in front of those people?Virginia Purnell 00:09:19 So what are some goals that you're working on in the next year or two?Virginia Purnell 00:12:01 So do you do group sessions or more?Virginia Purnell 00:13:15 Do you feel like there's, like, a roadblock at all? Or what would you say is your number one roadblock that's maybe stopping you from reaching your big goal?Virginia Purnell 00:14:43 What's the best advice that you have ever received?Virginia Purnell 00:16:43 What do you think the best advice that you've ever given is?Virginia Purnell 00:22:51 So do you help people in Canada, too, or just more in the US?Virginia Purnell 00:23:34 Is there anything that we haven't talked about yet that you would like to share with us? Mark WillisLake Growth Financial Services:Lake Growth – Financial ServicesNot Your Average Financial Podcast:Not Your Average Financial Podcast™YouTube:Not Your Average Financial PodcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklakegrowth/Twitter:https://twitter.com/LakeGrowth Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

If you're a business owner who is looking to scale your business to new heights, then this episode of the Entrepreneur Conundrum is a must-listen! In it, Shanice Miller shares her expertise on how to create systems that will help businesses automate tasks and free up time to focus on growth. Shanice provides three steps for implementing these systems and offers her services to help businesses get started. By following her advice, you'll be on your way to increased revenue and efficiency-The importance of systems in business-How to avoid operational inefficiencies-The best advice Shanice Miller has ever received-The best advice Shanice Miller has ever given-How to create a system for your business-Shanice Miller's three steps for implementing systems KEY QUESTIONS Virginia Purnell 00:01:30 Can you tell us a little bit about your entrepreneurial journey and how you got to where you are today?Virginia Purnell 00:03:53 Did you ever think about taking your business off the market to implement those things and then try reselling it?Virginia Purnell 00:04:46 Is there like a certain genre that you work with or who's your ideal client?Virginia Purnell 00:05:51 What are some of the common things that are the first couple to get implemented?Virginia Purnell 00:07:07 So how do you get in front of the coaches, consultants, business service providers, like your ideal clients?Virginia Purnell 00:08:03 What are a couple of big goals that you're looking to achieve over the next year or two?Virginia Purnell 00:09:19 How would those goals affect your business?Virginia Purnell 00:10:10 What do you think is your biggest roadblock from reaching those goals?Virginia Purnell 00:11:06 Do you have a certain automation tool that's your favorite?Virginia Purnell 00:13:51 So how does ego and operational inefficiencies go hand in hand?Virginia Purnell 00:17:40 What is the best advice that you have ever received?Virginia Purnell 00:20:07 What's the best advice you think you've ever given?Virginia Purnell 00:22:40 Do you have any tips that you can share with us or things to share with us in doing project management in our business?Virginia Purnell 00:24:16 Is there anything that we haven't talked about yet that you wanted to share with us? Shanice MillerWebsite:Home - Taskly GroupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanicemiller/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tasklygroup_/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Are you an entrepreneur looking for advice on how to be successful? Look no further than the Entrepreneur Conundrum podcast. In this episode, Mournir Bouferdou  and Virginia Purnell discuss email marketing, SMS marketing, coaching, growth, ecommerce, and learning. They explain how they started a clothing brand to gain empathy for startups, and how this allowed them to understand the landscape of business and marketing. They advise that anyone interested in starting a business should-What The Greenhouse is-What their focus is-What they think the most important part of marketing is-What the best advice they have ever received is-What the book Traction is about-How the book has helped Mournir in business-How to reach out to Mournir KEY QUESTIONS Virginia Purnell 00:00:58 How did you kind of end up where you are?Virginia Purnell 00:04:52 So who is your ideal avatar?Virginia Purnell 00:06:09 How do you get in front of your ideal customer? Virginia Purnell 00:09:49 So is there like a common mistake that you see a lot of your clients making?Virginia Purnell 00:09:49 So is there like a common mistake that you see a lot of your?Virginia Purnell 00:18:27 Do you have any tips or pieces of advice for starting a company from zero and then scaling it to the five, six or seven figures?Virginia Purnell 00:25:02 What's the best advice that you have ever received?Virginia Purnell 00:29:08 So what's the best advice you've ever given?Virginia Purnell 00:31:20 So you mentioned that you're into reading now or sorry that you got into reading in the last few years. Do you have any books that stick out in your mind? The Best Email And SMS Marketing Agency For ECommercehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mounir-bouferdou-12a18163/https://www.instagram.com/mounirrrrrrrrr/  Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

This episode of Entrepreneur Conundrum is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning how to change their relationships for the better. Naomi Stonier is a relationship coach who helps people improve their relationships without the other person needing to do anything. She stopped waiting and went first to change her relationships. She overcame the heartbreak of infertility by making better decisions. The podcast discusses how we can turn our biggest challenges around and use them for the better. Naom Buchwald is-Naomis work as a relationship coach-How she helps people change their relationships without the other person needing to do anything-How she overcame the heartbreak of infertility-How we can learn and grow from our challenges-The importance of growth in a group environment-How coaching can help people to break old patterns and improve their lives KEY QUESTIONS Virginia Purnell 00:00:57 So how did you get to be where you are today? What's your journey like? Virginia Purnell 00:04:08 So who's your ideal client? Virginia Purnell 00:05:54 What's the tip that do you have any tips about like, when you see your clients kind of doing that that you could share with us? Virginia Purnell 00:07:29 So how do you get in front of your ideal clients? Virginia Purnell 00:08:09 So what are a couple of big goals that you have in the next year or two? Virginia Purnell 00:09:19 So how would moving over to group coaching change your business? Virginia Purnell 00:10:57 What do you think is the number one roadblock that is kind of in the way from you reaching some of those goals that you shared with us? Virginia Purnell 00:12:25 Speaking of that, do you have any tips on being able to move past, reaction, stuff like that? Virginia Purnell 00:20:58 So what's the best advice that you have ever received? Virginia Purnell 00:22:41 So what's the best advice you've ever given other people? Naomi Stonier Relationship CoachingNaomi Stonierhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-stonier/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

This week on Entrepreneur Conundrum I am joined by the Brain Lady Julie Anderson.Want to improve all aspects of your life, relationships, and businesses? Would you like to discover YOUR natural secret weapon? Do you want tips and tricks to access and maximize using this secret weapon? Then you will want hear everything that Julie is saying. Julie get a little giddy as she shares about all things related to maximizing the power of your brain and understanding of the brain personality connection and the mind/brain/body connection can improve your businesses, relationships, health and life. The field of neuroscience is revealing amazing things about the brain.  When this knowledge is applied you will become a more effective and understanding parent; thrive in your personal and professional relationships; and see an increase in your business growth and profitability!These are just a few things that Julie brings to the table and speaks about with us today!Key QuestionsVirginia 01:02Have you always been interested in how the brain works? Virginia 01:40So is that kind of where you started your entrepreneurial journey? Virginia 04:40So who's your ideal client? Virginia 05:12So does that help them with their whole squirrel syndrome?Virginia 07:41you kind of mentioned that there's kind of like a common trend with entrepreneurs, and let's say getting them to focus more on their strengths. Is it? Let's say as simple as taking like a little test to figure out where our strengths are? Virginia 11:22So how do you get in front of the entrepreneurial aspect for your clients?Virginia 15:28How would that affect your business?Virginia 16:39What do you feel is the biggest roadblock that's kind of there right now for that?Virginia 22:28So do you have like any tips or tricks how to get out of that little self sabotaging moment? To help us believe in ourselves or that positive self talk?Virginia 28:17What's some of the best advice that you have ever received?Virginia 30:08What's the best advice you've ever given?Virginia 34:17Is there anything that you'd like to share with us that we haven't touched on yet?Connect with Juliehttps://yourbestmindllc.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/brainladyjuliehttps://twitter.com/BrainLadyhttps://www.facebook.com/YourBestMindOnlinehttps://www.instagram.com/brainladyjulie/https://www.youtube.com/user/YourBestMind Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Today on Entrepreneur Conundrum we are joined by Marquis Murray, Founder of Ditto — a systems and processes consultancy for organizations who need help creating clarity around the work done inside their companies. Partnering with companies like Asana, HubSpot, PandaDoc, LogicGate, and Kanbanize allows Ditto to offer some of the best in class solutions for their clients.Marquis journey began by building the necessary systems within his previous Marketing Agency, Media Crate. He found that the need to create order in the chaos was a common trend that he saw with his clients and this discovery helped him to realize his true passion (operations) and eventually led him into a career creating SOPs, process workflows, and automations to make work easier.His goal is to eliminate team burnout for good so that teams can focus more on the work they do without the stress of not knowing where or how the work is happening.Key Questions:Virginia 06:43Who is your ideal client these days?Virginia 08:52Is there something that a technique or whatever that you use that you wish your clients, or future clients in knew about?Virginia 10:43How does your company get in front of your ideal clients? Virginia 12:41What are some big goals that you have for the next year or two?Virginia 14:27How would that goal change your business?Virginia 15:15What do you feel is your number one roadblock from achieving that goal?Virginia 17:23What's the best advice that you have ever received?Virginia 22:20What's the best advice that you've ever given? Virginia 29:27Do you have any tips on like communication, whether it's implementing new systems or in your planning or anything like that?Virginia 33:53Is there anything that we haven't talked about that you would like to share with us? Marquis MurrayMarquis Murray—Systems improvement specialist | speaker | podcast hostYouTube:Marquis MurrayIG:Marquis Murray (@marquisamurray)Facebook:Marquis AlexanderLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquisamurray/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

 Today I'm talking with Marnie Madras about how she helps change the cultural narrative around pregnancy. Marnie is the founder and CEO of Rumbly. This new incredible brand is on a mission to change how women experience pregnancy. Rumbly started as a small idea during her third pregnancy when she realized women's experiences during this life changing time deserved a new narrative. With previous entrepreneurial work in hospitality, food, drink and product development, Marnie embarked on a new journey focused on leading a change in how we approach the transition into motherhood. Helping Women prioritize themselves throughout the whole journey, and particularly when no one else is, while further tapping into the excitement of it all continues to be the mission of Rumbly since the first conception. And to this day Rumbly is so much more than just a curated box of awesome products. It's carving a new way for women to experience pregnancy, one that's dedicated to both the woman she is and the mom she's becoming. Being a mother and starting Rumbly has equally brought Marnie the highest levels of joy. Key Questions:Virginia  01:26 Have you always kind of been the entrepreneurial type?Virginia  04:06 What are some things that people could find in your box?Virginia  07:48 Do you guys have like an ideal client?Virginia  08:44 Where can you get Rumbly?Virginia  11:11 So how do you guys get in front of your ideal customer? What do you do for social media aspect?Virginia  12:22 What are a couple big goals that you have over the next few years?Virginia  13:46 Do you feel there's a roadblock that's kind of in the way of progressing and making those goals that easy?Virginia  15:30 What's the best advice that you've ever received?Virginia  16:18 What's the best advice you've ever given?Virginia  18:24 I'm interested to hear your take on how our experience in pregnancy impacts our postpartum experience and the early years of motherhoodVirginia  26:51 Is there anything that you'd like to talk about that we haven't touched on yet? Marnie MadrasThe Premium Pregnancy Subscription Box for The Mother You're Becoming• IG:Rumbly (@rumbly_co)• TikTok:Rumbly's Creator Profile• Pinterest:Rumbly (Rumbly_co) - Profile | Pinterest Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Today on Entrepreneur Conundrum I am joined by Monica Sharma-Patnekar.Monica is A purpose-driven (digital) brand, marketing & strategy professional, with 17+ years of global experience building brands. I’ve worked across diverse sectors and companies from Fortune500 to scale- & start-ups. She has worked with Fortune500 companies, across Brand Management, Strategy Consulting & Global Marketing, coached and consulted with 7-figure scale-ups Tech, SaaS & digital agencies (been hired by Google to work with their premium partners)Monica works as Fractional CMO with scale-ups across diverse sectors (eCommerce, product, retail, Tech, SaaS & digital agencies.) Offers high-touch coaching & mentorship to small business, conscious, eCommerce, product, retail entrepreneurs on Shopify. Some growing to their first 6-figures; others scaling to 7-figures.She turns customer/data-driven insights into strategy, tangible goals, plans, content, campaigns and stories. Think emotional marketing and humanising brands. To build customer relationships and foster customer loyalty. She is hands-on, drive optimal ways of working and lead & coach teams on implementation. Creative-analytical thinker with strong ability to empathise and communication skills.  I believe strongly in conscious businesses and brands (purpose, product, people, planet and profit).Monica is Dutch by birth.⁠ Indian by heritage.⁠ Global by choice & education.If you're ready to scale-up or you would like to learn more about her consulting or fractional CMO connect with her down below. Key Questions:Virginia 01:20So how did this entrepreneurial aspect, journey start for you?Virginia 03:44What do you like about most about what you're doing?Virginia 05:23Are there a couple common mistakes that you see a lot of your clients make?Virginia 05:38So who are your ideal customers?Virginia 08:10So how do you get in front of them?Virginia 09:07What are a couple of big goals that you have?Virginia 10:40So you're just starting that little climb on that journey? Virginia 10:55What do you think is the biggest roadblock that stopping you?Virginia 11:46What has been the best advice that you've ever received?Virginia 14:36What's the best advice you've ever given?Virginia 21:42Do you find that the companies can have those one on one conversations? Virginia 23:18Is there anything that we haven't talked about or that you'd like to share with us? Monica Sharma-Patnekar www.businesswithmonica.comFreebie for listeners:Opt In Page - entrepreneurconundrum - business with monicaSocial links:Instagram:Monica | Brand & Growth Strategist (@businesswithmonica)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicasharmapatnekar/Twitter:businesswithmonFacebook:Business with Monica Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Daniel Chabert founded his first companies in the affiliate marketing industry. He had a need for development and sought to find developers that were not only reliable but also knowledgeable and proactive in their mindset.A great deal of the success he has had over the last 10 years is no doubt due to the relationship he has built with his team of developers in a variety of industries such as Ecommerce, NFTs, Blockchain, Content/Affiliate media and many more.This birthed the idea of starting a software development agency that focuses on the values that Daniel believe was central to his own success, PurpleFire IO.PurpleFire was created after he created Rockay. While Daniel travelling around the world, Daniel saw first-hand the pollution and destruction harming our planet and felt compelled to be part of a movement for change. From this vision Rockay was born. Combining Daniel’s passion for sport and the environment, he decided to produce the best technical Performance Wear on this planet, but with a core aim for Rockay to help give back and protect our planet.So listen in and learn a little from Daniel and his two companies that he created.Key Questions:Virginia 01:26Can you tell us a little bit about how you became an entrepreneur and that journey?Virginia 12:41Do you have any tips like or how you were able to deal with or come out of it like mentally, because there was a big mental game going on?Virginia 16:20Do you have a bunch of employees? Or are they more freelancers or contractors?Virginia 17:57What are a couple of big goals that you're looking to achieve in the next year or two?Virginia 19:11Do you have a hard time with like your work life balance?Virginia 21:04So how do you get your businesses to stand out online?Virginia 25:23What is the best advice that you have ever been given?Virginia 28:16What was the best advice that you've ever given?Virginia 34:33Where can we find out more about you and what you do? Daniel ChabertPurpleFire.io | Holistic Web & App DevelopmentRockay - High-Performance Running Gear and Running Clotheshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-chabert-8054aa69/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Today on Entrepreneur Conundrum I'm talking with Anne Zuckerman about how she is changing the lives of women and entrepreneurs, and is the president of Edith Inc, a company developed as an extension of a retail business. Her story is pretty fascinating how she built her business. After her mother's passing, and with the help of an engineer, developed and got the patent for Bezi Bra Discs an intimate accessory to camouflage protrusion, and in her company ETUs own the patent as well as the molds for busy broad desks, which are manufactured in the US and sold throughout the US. Which are manufactured in the US and sold throughout the US both wholesale as well as retail direct to consumer in 2022. And launched her top ranked podcast on iTunes just wanted to ask and is using it as a platform to educate and inspire entrepreneurs. Key Questions:Virginia01:20What can you tell us a little bit about like your journey to entrepreneurship and how you got to where you are today?Virginia04:38Do you do funnel building and stuff like that to for clients?Virginia08:17How long have you had your podcast for?Virginia09:25How do you get visible online so you mentioned podcasts? Is that more that one's not more for your for the Bezi Bra Discs though?Virginia19:43with your podcast, what do you do to gain visibility with it?Virginia20:35So what are some big goals that you have the next year or two?Virginia23:20What do you think your number one roadblock is? Virginia26:16What would you say is the best advice that you've ever received?Virginia27:39What do you think is the best advice that you've ever given?Virginia  30:19Is there anything that you that we haven't talked about yet?  Anne Zuckermanwww.BeziWoman.comwww.JustWantedtoAsk.comFacebook --Anne ZuckermanLinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annezuckerman/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC