The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes David Gaz. David is the founder & creative director of The Bureau of Small Projects. With over 20 years of experience marketing fortune 500 companies and major brands, the team at The Bureau of Small Projects leverages their expertise and relationships to build quality websites, mobile apps and print collateral for non-profits to increase donations and to help small businesses who are making a difference convert visitors into customers. David Gaz also directed the critically acclaimed documentary, Kindness Is Contagious, a film all about being nice and the benefits of it. During the conversation, Mark & David talk about hiring people smarter than you, firing clients from hell, augmenting customer greatness, that five star reviews don’t mean perfection, and that making a series of small changes over time yields the biggest impacts. They also talk about catastrophizing, simplifying processes, and that luck is behavioral. Stick around as David tells us the one thing all successful companies do similarly. Find out more about David Gaz & The Bureau of Small Projects: https://www.smallprojectsbureau.com/ https://www.facebook.com/smallprojectsbureau https://www.instagram.com/smallprojectsbureau/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgaz/ Find out more about "Kindness is Contagious" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2057953/?ref_=nm_knf_t_3 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Radha Agrawal. She is a social entrepreneur, community architect, public speaker, & author. She is the CEO & co-founder of Daybreaker, an early morning dance movement in 26 cities around the world with over 500,000 multigenerational community members. Daybreaker’s goal is to reinvent the morning while designing and defining a new culture that’s 5am-9am instead of 9am-5pm. Daybreaker celebrated it’s 10th anniversary last year and is currently on its Peace Tour using the power of dance & joy to unite communities and the upcoming Purple Tour which will bring people of all political persuasions together as the election approaches. Daybreaker is also proud to introduce The Belong Center, a non-profit initiative aiming to further the mission of fostering community and wellness, expanding the reach and impact of Daybreaker's ethos. In this episode Mark & Radha talk about the pandemic of loneliness, resetting success metrics in our brains, meaningful relationships, composting problems, and having experiences over luxuries. Radha also talks about her book “Belong” and digs into the updated definition and the cardinal direction of belonging. Find out more about Daybreaker: https://www.daybreaker.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dybrkr https://www.instagram.com/dance https://www.facebook.com/dybrkr Find out more about Radha: https://www.radhaagrawal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhaagrawal/ https://www.facebook.com/radha.agrawal https://www.instagram.com/love.radha/ https://twitter.com/radhatwin?lang=en Order a copy of "Belong": https://belongbook.com/#preorder Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Don Oeters, former owner of Watsons in Cincinnati, OH. Currently, Don is the president at EnterTRAINment Junction- "Voted Ohio’s Best Family Entertainment Center”. EnterTRAINment Junction is similar to an indoor theme park featuring the largest indoor train display in the United States, a railroading museum, and play center for kids that draws over 125,000 visitors annually from all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world. In this episode Mark & Don discuss growing up without money, growth opportunities, finding better ways of doing things, continuing to learn, and dealing with issues head-on. Don also talks about the process of buying Watsons, picking the right business partner, his fascination with trains, and what he would do if he were starting a new business in 2024. Stick around as Don offers his best advice for success that anyone can apply to life. Find out more about EnterTRAINment Junction https://www.facebook.com/EnterTRAINmentJunction https://www.youtube.com/c/entertrainmentjunction https://www.instagram.com/entertrainmentj/ https://twitter.com/entertrainmentj https://www.tiktok.com/@entertrainmentjunction?_t=8emirNZ55mI&_r=1 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Clay Busch, founder of SiX 18 Media. This new agency empowers artists, athletes, influencers, and other brands to explore & create ancillary monetization models, leveraging their intellectual property, name, image, and audience to create new multi-vertical brands. Clay's vast experience, including pivotal roles in elevating independent live events and developing global stars at Interscope / Geffen / A&M Records, makes him a noteworthy figure in the industry. His innovative approach to artist development, marketing, and brand partnerships has consistently pushed the boundaries of traditional entertainment business models. In this episode Mark & Clay talk about brand collaborations, consolidating talents, and treating artists like businesses for marketing campaign purposes. They also discuss following intuition, executing your ideas, and focusing on the long term while balancing the digital age with the real world. Stick around as Clay explains what he calls “sticky moments”. Find out more about SiX18 Media: https://www.six18agency.com/ https://www.instagram.com/six18agency https://www.facebook.com/six18agency https://twitter.com/six18agency Find out more about Clay Busch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claybusch/ https://www.instagram.com/claybusch/ https://www.facebook.com/clayBEAR https://twitter.com/claybusch Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips      

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Brian Ambs. Brian is a photographer by trade but also a content creator focusing on spicy foods, sour foods, cooking, & skateboarding. He is an avid marathon runner too, but his main passion lies in promoting the hot sauce industry. Check out Brian on YouTube where he eats and reviews spicy foods including a variety of peppers and hot sauces.  In this episode Mark & Brian discuss the growing hot sauce community, cross breeding peppers, the endorphin rush and physical pain associated with consuming spicy foods. Brian talks about his favorite hot sauce ingredients as well as creating his own hot sauce, “Ghost of Saffron” made by High Desert Sauce Co. They also talk about running social media like a business, normalizing the impossible, and becoming more resilient the older we get. Stick around as Brian talks about 36 agonizing hours rolling around on a hotel floor in Las Vegas in physical pain following a spicy wings challenge.   Find out more about Brian: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brianambs  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianambs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBria... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianambs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-amb...   Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessary... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessar... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessary... X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips

A conversation with Phil Treadwell on self-improvement, hard work, and mindset. They discuss the value of consistency, overcoming fears, and taking action. Exploring personal development, excuses, and the reality of coaching business. Embracing failure, The Compound Effect book impact, collaboration, AI, and persistence in entrepreneurship.

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Micah Carroll, President & CEO of The Rookwood Pottery Company located in the Over-The-Rhine neighborhood right here in Cincinnati. The company was first founded in 1880 by pioneering artist Maria Longworth-Nichols. She built the company into a world-renowned ceramics studio, attracting the attention of famed artists and ceramicists all over the world. Today, Rookwood continues to build upon its rich heritage and creates the highest quality Art Pottery and Architectural Tile in the United States. During the conversation, Mark & Micah talk about being present, investing in people, & taking ownership in every task. They also talk about sweat equity, making big BIGGER, measuring efficiency & effectiveness, risk tolerance, and taking the time to understand our own “why”. Stick around as Micah tells us why knowledge is the biggest drug in life. Find out more about The Rookwood Pottery Company https://rookwood.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rookwoodco https://www.instagram.com/rookwoodpottery/ https://twitter.com/Rookwood_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookwood_Pottery_Company @rookwoodpottery414   Find out more about Micah Carroll https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahcarroll/ https://twitter.com/mykkah?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/mykkah/ Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips  

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Rick Bell, co-founder & designer at Cincinnati Watch Company. Rick is an avid watch collector. His hobby led him to taking apart watches and then rebuilding them in his basement. In 2016, Rick Bell & Mark Stegman created Build Your Own Watch, providing watch fans the ability to assemble and case their own watches. Rick's video instruction is still available on YouTube. In 2018 Build Your Own Watch evolved into Cincinnati Watch Company with the Union Terminal Watch and P-40M Pilot watch bringing watchmaking back to Cincinnati, creating jobs locally for American watchmakers. By 2020, they added Jordan Ficklin as co-owner and in-house certified watchmaker. Rick spends years on single watch designs which are historically American based. Each watch is a unique custom-developed timepiece. In this episode, Mark & Rick talk about the history of watchmaking, how the US created the first assembly line for watches, the cool factor about mechanical watches, and the cost of ownership. Rick also talks about microbrand watches, partnering with Union Terminal right here in Cincinnati, design inspirations, handling adversity, and most importantly doing the preparation and hard work for when luck shows up. Be on the lookout for new limited edition designs launching in 2024. Find out more about Cincinnati Watch Company: www.cincinnatiwatch.com https://www.instagram.com/cincinnatiwatchco/ https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatiwatch https://twitter.com/cincywatchco @CincinnatiWatchCompany  Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Tim McDaniel, the Kentuckian who moved west to chase dreams. Tim is a freelance film production professional currently working in LA for HBO. He has a background in movies, tv shows, commercials, and corporate video. He is experienced as a line producer, production manager, production coordinator, and assistant accountant. During the conversation, Mark & Tim discuss the entertainment industry, news media, comparison syndrome, being resilient, and the pros and cons of a college education. They also talk about happiness vs joy, the drive to prove people wrong, creating a safe space to believe in yourself, understanding that most people are seasonal, and fighting for yourself because no one else is going to fight for you. Find out more about Tim McDaniel: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3575880/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_0_nm_8_q_tim%2520mcdan https://www.linkedin.com/in/timdmcdaniel/ https://twitter.com/timdmcd https://www.instagram.com/timdmcd/ https://www.facebook.com/TimDMcD Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips  

The Necessary Entrepreneur welcomes Kassandra & Courtney Pike, Co-Founders of Fliptable Plus. Fliptable Plus is a transformative mobile app, enhancing the hiring experience for both employers and job seekers in the restaurant & hospitality industry. Fliptable allows businesses to take control with easy-to-use hiring, POS, and payment software. In this episode, Mark, Kassandra, and Courtney discuss problem-solving pain points in the restaurant industry, why they chose the tech route vs opening restaurant better than the competition, and pioneering in a small town. They also talk about identifying purpose, putting yourself in situations you aren’t ready for, not having a plan, staying focused, & taking action. Find out more about Fliptable Plus: https://fliptable.io https://linkedIn.com/company/fliptableplus https://facebook.com/fliptableplus https://instagram.com/fliptable_app Find out more about Kassandra & Courtney Pike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassandrapikebusinessstrategyconsultant/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-pike-23514943/ Connect With Us: Website: https://www.thenecessaryentrepreneur.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenecessaryentrepreneur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecessaryentrepreneur/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNecessaryEntrepreneurPod X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/MPerkinsTNE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tnepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tneclips