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Jul 26, 2021 • 23min

Adi Klevit | How to Systematize Your Business

Adi Klevit is the Founder of Business Success Consulting Group. She has 25 years of knowledge and experience as a trained Industrial Engineer, management consultant, and business executive. She utilizes her practical know-how and wisdom to successfully help organizations and companies of any size dramatically improve their efficiency and performance. By leveraging her ability to understand business processes — as well as people — and drawing on her high-caliber skills in vital areas of personnel management, finance, and operations, Adi can help virtually any business owner achieve their goals and bring order to their lives. She is also the host of the Systems Simplified Podcast. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Adi Klevit, the Founder of Business Success Consulting Group, to talk about creating business systems and documenting processes. Adi explains how her company helps businesses develop their own processes and shares her favorite tools and software for systematizing her business.
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Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 5min

Randall Kaplan | Akamai Technologies and Early Investments in Google, Lyft, and Postini

Randall Kaplan is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with a passion for working with and mentoring talented, hungry entrepreneurs who have a great work ethic and want to create long-lasting companies. He is the Co-founder of Akamai Technologies, the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet fast, reliable, and secure for its customers. Akamai serves nearly 30% of the world’s web traffic, is a member of the S&P 500, has 8,000 employees, and made $3.2 billion in 2020 revenues. Randall is also the Founder and CEO of JUMP Investors, a venture capital firm, and the Founder and CEO of Sandee, a travel company focused on the promotion of beaches and beach tourism around the world. Over the past 20 years, Randall has been an advisor to more than 50 companies, served on the board of directors of many companies, been an active public speaker, and mentored more than 100 students through JUMP's annual internship program. He is also the author of Bliss, a best-selling coffee table book and host of the podcast In Search Of Excellence. Randall Kaplan, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to share his journey into entrepreneurship and the venture capital world. Randall also talks about building connections with top industry leaders, the value of humility, and how his background has influenced his parenting decisions.
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Jul 19, 2021 • 24min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | 5 Types of Content You Should Be Creating Now (But Probably Aren't)

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts; he assisted in putting all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own podcast, Inspired Insider, since 2011. He has featured top entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs of companies such as P90X, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, the Orlando Magic, and many more through video interviews. Dr. Weisz also founded a nutritional supplement business and continues to run his own chiropractic and massage facility, Chiropractical Solutions & Massage. Dr. Jeremy Weisz, the Co-founder of Rise25, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to talk about the five types of content businesses should be creating through their podcasts. They discuss the benefits of building business connections and relationships through a podcast and explain how profiling clients help with getting testimonials.
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Jul 16, 2021 • 45min

James Cridland | How the Radio and Podcasting Industries Are Evolving

James Cridland is the Editor of Podnews, a daily podcast newsletter. He is a radio futurologist — a writer, consultant, and public speaker on radio and new media’s future. He has worked in radio and audio since 1989 as an award-winning copywriter, radio presenter, and internet strategist. He launched the world’s first streaming radio smartphone app in March 2005 for the original Virgin Radio in London, launching daily podcasts earlier that year. In 2007, James joined the BBC working on the BBC iPlayer for radio, achieving a dramatic increase in the service’s audio quality. He has since worked for a variety of businesses across the world including Canada’s Vista Radio, receiver and silicon manufacturers Pure and Frontier Silicon, talkSPORT, and a variety of media companies in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, helping them focus on the benefits and challenges that new platforms bring to their business.  In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews James Cridland, the Editor of Podnews, about his early entry into the radio industry and podcasting. James shares his experience working for Virgin Radio and the BBC, explains how he got started in podcasting, and offers advice to new podcasters on building a great podcast.
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Jul 12, 2021 • 37min

Dr. Dave Stachowiak | Podcasting, Servant Leadership, and Creating Boundaries to Avoid Burnout

Dr. Dave Stachowiak is the Founder of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, a year-long leadership development cohort where he personally works with an intimate group of managers, executives, and business owners to develop their leadership excellence — and empower each other through global relationship building.  Dr. Stachowiak is also a coach and host of the Coaching for Leaders podcast. For many years, he was a leader in the Dale Carnegie Organization, which is the worldwide front-runner in professional training and development.  Dr. Dave Stachowiak, the Founder of Coaching for Leaders Academy, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast where they talk about creating boundaries to reduce stress and burnout, undertaking a podcast, and the value of servant leadership. They also discuss the importance of leaders being focused, consistent, and developing good habits.
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Jul 9, 2021 • 28min

Scott Fritz | 0 to $170M, Angel Investing, and the 40 Hour Work Year

Scott Fritz is the Founder of Growth Connect and currently oversees acquisition, funding, and strategy for SGI Property Management, which operates in three states and manages 1,300 properties. He is the author of The 40 Hour Work YEAR, which chronicles his entrepreneurial journey firsthand as he shares strategic business methods, action-focused exercises, and the mindset philosophy that allowed him to achieve a 40 hour work year.  Scott acquired an insurance company, Atlantic Insurance, a property and casualty agency in 2010. He then rebranded it, repositioned it, and sold it two years later. He also founded Growth Connect in 2008, which is a coaching and exit planning services business. Scott has been an active angel investor since 2001. He founded Human Capital in 1997, which he grew into a nationwide player with annual revenue of $170 million in 2007, and later sold it at the end of 2007. Scott Fritz, the Founder of Growth Connect, is John Corcoran's guest in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast where he talks about his strategies for growing a business to $170 million in annual revenue. Scott also explains how he manages various businesses from different industries, how his business has been positively impacted by Entrepreneurs' Organization, and how he handled the effects of the 9/11 tragedy.
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Jul 5, 2021 • 38min

Art Bell | Founding Comedy Central and Reinventing Court TV

Art Bell was the Founder of Comedy Central and former President of Court TV. He is a writer and former media executive known for creating, building, and managing successful cable television channels. While working at HBO, Art pitched the idea of a 24-hour comedy network and helped develop and launch HBO’s The Comedy Channel, which became Comedy Central. He went on to hold senior executive positions in both programming and marketing.  After leaving Comedy Central, Art became President of Court TV, where he was a guiding force behind one of the most successful brand evolutions in cable television. In addition to writing, Art plays piano and drums and co-hosts The Constant Comedy Podcast with Art Bell and Vinnie Favale. His memoir is Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Art Bell, the Founder of Comedy Central and former President of Court TV, to talk about Art's journey of launching a comedy channel. They also discuss people's response to the launch of Comedy Central, Art's work at Court TV, and the people who guided Art in his career.
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Jul 2, 2021 • 22min

Jon Sherman | [SpotOn Restaurant Recovery Series] Surviving the Pandemic with a 13-Location Manhattan-Based Quick Serve Restaurant Chain

Jon Sherman is the Co-founder and CEO of Sticky's Finger Joint, a New York-based chicken finger restaurant chain. He started his career working in finance for J.P. Morgan and Bridgewater Associates before hearing the call of the chicken fingers. With zero restaurant experience — but a dream of building the best chicken finger experience on Earth — Jon opened the first Sticky's in 2012. Over the last eight years, Sticky's has grown to 14 locations throughout New York City, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It has also been featured on the Food Network, Travel Channel, and ABC, and hosted events featuring the likes of Big Boi, Travis Scott, and Sheck Wes. Jon Sherman, the Co-founder and CEO of Sticky's Finger Joint, joins John Corcoran in this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast to talk about how his business has been recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jon also explains why he decided to start a chicken fingers business, the strategy he used to lay off some of his employees, and how he has been diversifying the food joint.
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Jun 28, 2021 • 26min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | Top Tools and Software Recommendations for Creating Podcasts

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts; he assisted in putting all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own podcast, Inspired Insider, since 2011. He has featured top entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs of companies such as P90X, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, the Orlando Magic, and many more through video interviews. Dr. Weisz also founded a nutritional supplement business and continues to run his own chiropractic and massage facility, Chiropractical Solutions & Massage. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Dr. Jeremy Weisz, his Co-founder at Rise25, to share the top tools and software they use for podcasting. They also talk about choosing a radio host, the benefits of working with a podcast company, and how to create micro-content out of a podcast. Stay tuned.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 35min

Jon Levy | How to Become More Influential

Jon Levy is the Founder and Host of Influencers, a private community made up of over 2,000 industry leaders including Nobel laureates, Olympians, celebrities, executives, royalty, and so much more. He is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, networking, and adventure. He specializes in applying the latest scientific research on human behavior to transform the ways companies approach marketing, sales, consumer engagement, product design, and influencer program development. Jon spent years researching the science of adventure, which led him to publish his first book, The 2 AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure. In his second book, You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence, Jon demonstrates the importance of human connection, trust, and community to accomplish what is most important.  In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Jon Levy, an author and the Founder and Host of Influencers, to talk about the power of influence and Jon's latest book, You're Invited. They also talk about creating connections, building trust, and the value of developing a sense of belonging. Stay tuned.

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