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John Corcoran
"Top 100 Small Business Podcasts 2014" -- Small Biz Trends. Former Clinton White House Writer John Corcoran shows you how to build relationships intelligently to get more clients, grow your income and advance your career. Discover how you can use win-win networking and intentional relationship-building with Influencers and VIPs, even if you "hate networking" or feel like you have "nothing to offer" people who are successful. Interviews with today's top entrepreneurs and authors such as Dan Pink, Michael Port, Gary Vaynerchuk, Marie Forleo and Guy Kawasaki, who reveal how they use relationships to grow their businesses and their incomes. Find out more at SmartBusinessRevolution.com.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 36min
Rich O’Neill | Overcoming Adversities, Working in a Family Business, and Building a Real Estate Company
Rich O'Neill is the Founder of Fleming Project Management, a real estate firm based in Philadelphia that serves the surrounding counties. He helps investors create wealth by managing their investment projects so they can focus on the most crucial activities in their business. Rich is also the Owner of Fleming Properties where he buys, renovates, and rents single-family and small multi-family properties. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Rich O'Neill, the Founder of Fleming Project Management, to talk about the lessons Rich learned from his father and his father-in-law. Rich also explains how he overcame various adversities, his gateway into the real estate industry, and how the 2008 economic crisis affected his father's business.

Nov 25, 2022 • 38min
Aaron Burnett | Democratizing Access To Space Investing through Crowdfunding
Aaron Burnett is the Founder and CEO of Spaced Ventures, the world's largest community of space investors. Spaced Ventures provides early-stage, pre-seed, and seed capital for space companies. It also provides public access to curated private space investments for both accredited and non-accredited investors. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Aaron Burnett, the Founder and CEO of Spaced Ventures, to talk about investing in the space industry. They also discuss the cost of access to space, the benefits of space exploration, and how Spaced Ventures' business model works.

Nov 21, 2022 • 33min
Christy Pretzinger | From Freelancer To Agency Owner and Tips for Serving the Healthcare Industry
Christy Pretzinger is the Owner and CEO of WriterGirl, a company that creates content and strategy for hospitals and healthcare organizations across the United States. Christy went from freelancing to owning her own agency, uncovering a passion for creating an environment where people can thrive. She is a lifelong learner and believes personal growth leads to professional growth. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Christy Pretzinger, the Owner and CEO of WriterGirl, about her experience transitioning from freelancing to building an agency. Christy shares secrets to retaining long-term employees, finding big clients, and thriving during challenging economic times.

Nov 14, 2022 • 36min
Michèle Hecken | Scaling a Company and The Power of Offboarding Yourself
Michèle Hecken is an executive coach, serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She has over 25 years of experience running Alpha Translations Canada Inc., a global translation company which she started when she was 23. Michèle has also been a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) for more than a decade. She successfully scaled her company before offboarding herself and selling it in 2019. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Michèle Hecken about how she started and scaled a global translation company. Michèle talks about her breaking point running a business and raising kids, selling her company, and her offboarding process. Stay tuned!

Nov 11, 2022 • 6min
Rob Castaneda | The Leadership Mindset and Building Software Ecosystems
Rob Castaneda is the Founder and CEO of ServiceRocket, a firm that helps software companies build their support, training, and consulting ecosystems. He is also a member of the EO San Francisco chapter and a mentor at both Global Scaling Academy and Endeavor. Rob Castaneda, the Founder and CEO of ServiceRocket, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to talk about building his software company. Rob also discusses the leadership mindset and moving his company from Australia to the US.

Nov 7, 2022 • 5min
Jenny Feterovich | TV/Film Production and Providing Humanitarian Aid
Jenny Feterovich is the Executive Producer at Arcadius Productions Inc. and Managing Partner at Parliament Studios. She is a film/TV producer, humanitarian, and speaker. Her flagship show, the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated PBS series Start Up, showcases entrepreneurs that have followed their dream of creating a small business. Jenny is also the President of the EO Detroit chapter. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Jenny Feterovich, the Executive Producer at Arcadius Productions Inc. They talk about Jenny's key projects, her inspiration for attending the Global Leadership Conference (GLC), and how she has been supporting war refugees from Ukraine.

Nov 4, 2022 • 7min
Dawid Adach | Supporting War Refugees and Providing Relief to Businesses
Dawid Adach is the Co-founder of Material Design for Bootstrap (MDB), a free material design framework for web developers. He is an entrepreneur, a full-stack developer, and a member of the supervisory board at AI REV. Dawid was a founding member of the EO Poland chapter and served as President from 2021 to 2022. He has a master’s degree in computer science from the Warsaw University of Technology. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Dawid Adach, the Co-founder of Material Design for Bootstrap, about his work supporting war refugees. Dawid explains how the EO Relief Fund in Poland was started, how EO members in Poland supported Ukrainian refugees, and his experience being an EO member.

Oct 31, 2022 • 7min
Winnie Hart | Branding and Repositioning Companies in the Market
Winnie Hart is the Founder, President, and Chief Right Engine at TwinEngine, a brand growth agency fueled by purpose. She has built a reputation as an inspired, award-winning designer and savvy interpreter of business brands and personalities. Winnie has collaborated with the largest public and privately held corporations in the region, helping them define their position in the market through communications. She also serves as the Global Board Director for Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO). Winnie Hart, the Founder, President, and Chief Right Engine at TwinEngine, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to talk about branding and repositioning companies. Winnie shares her experience joining EO, becoming an EO leader, and re-launching the EO brand during the pandemic. Stay tuned!

Oct 28, 2022 • 7min
Rodolfo Salazar | Helping Brands Grow and Scale To Over 70 Countries
Rodolfo Salazar is the Founder and CEO of IdeaWorks International, Qudox, and iDigital Studios. IdeaWorks International is a 360-degree innovation and digital transformation agency that builds and generates competitive advantages and commercial opportunities from new technologies and digital media. Qudox is a disruptive company that focuses on performance marketing for businesses that need to aggressively scale customer acquisition using digital technologies and branding. iDigital Studios helps brands connect with Hispanic consumers through technology and creativity. Rodolfo has more than 20 years of experience working for global technology and telecommunications companies and has managed teams and initiatives in more than 19 countries in the Latin America region. He is also a Board Member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization in El Salvador. Rodolfo Salazar, the Founder and CEO of IdeaWorks International, Qudox, and iDigital Studios, is John Corcoran's guest in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast. Rodolfo explains how he helps brands grow and scale, the lessons he learned from supermodel Tyra Banks, and the benefits of being an EO member.

Oct 24, 2022 • 8min
Patrick Bryant | How To Make Your Clients Successful
Patrick Bryant is the Co-founder and CEO of Code/+/Trust, a software development firm with offices in Washington, DC, and Charleston, South Carolina. As a serial entrepreneur, Patrick invests in new startups including, Teamphoria, Event.Gives, ADesk, and Shine Rolling Papers. He is recognized as a Liberty Fellow by Wofford College, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a Riley Fellow granted by Furman University. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Patrick Bryant, the Co-founder and CEO of Code/+/Trust, about how to make your clients successful. Patrick talks about the problems he solves for his clients, the benefits of attending GLC events, and his growth session at the EO Global Leadership Conference.