Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

Ep #130 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Tom Glason, the co-founder and CEO of Scalewise. Tom has amassed more than 20 years of experience in B2B tech sales, and he's spent a decade of that time serving in senior leadership roles within VC-backed SaaS scale-ups. Tom says his focus has been on the scaling journey from Series A to C, and he's grateful to have held roles as VP of Sales & Operations at Trussle, SVP of Sales & Marketing at Brightpearl, and Chief Commercial Officer at Goodlord.  Tom co-founded Scalewise with a mission to help ambitious B2B tech scale-ups accelerate growth through providing unique access to a community of world class scale experts.  Learn More About Tom Glason and Scalewise: Visit the Scalewise website at: https://www.scalewise.com/ Connect with Tom Glason on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomglason/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #129 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Wally Hines, an executive leader, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Wally has founded several successful companies and presently serves as CEO to multiple businesses. Most recently, Wally founded the companies Basically, PlanePoster, and Your Virtual Genius. Basically dedicates itself to helping other businesses distribute internal company updates for their processes and/or employee responsibilities in real time. Plane Poster specializes in designing and producing the world's best cockpit training posters for commercial airliners. Your Virtual Genius helps businesses offload many of their repetitive tasks through pairing them with virtual assistants. In today's episode, we discuss Wally's entrepreneurial journey through running multiple companies simultaneously, and we get into many of the lessons he's learned along the way. Learn More About Wally Hines: Connect with Wally Hines on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallyhines/ Visit the Basically website at: https://www.basicallytoday.com/ Visit the PlanePoster website at: https://www.planeposter.com/ Visit the "Your Virtual Genius" website at: https://www.yourvirtualgenius.com/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #128 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Tony Drockton, the Chairman and Chief Cheerleader for Hammitt, the fastest growing handbag brand in the United States. After earning his MBA, Tony spent over a decade building successful businesses in construction, real estate, and home finance sectors before deciding to indulge his creative passions by taking the reins of Hammitt in 2008. Tony’s vision and leadership has seen Hammitt’s transformation from a best-kept hometown secret to a digital and retail phenomenon. Learn More About Tony Drockton: Visit Hammitt's website at: https://www.hammitt.com/ Connect with Tony Drockton on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydrockton/ Follow Hammitt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hammitt/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #127 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Sian Lenegan, one of our lead business coaches at Predictable Profits.  For over a decade, Sian has been in the business of helping companies thrive. As a Forbes Coaches Council member, she lives and breathes business development for SMBs who are attempting to crack the Growth Code®. Alongside running a successful digital agency, generating six figure profits, and supporting hundreds of major companies, Sian has established herself as an expert through earning an MBA, completing the Goldman Sachs 10K Business Program, and following gurus like Tony Robbins and Keith Cunningham around the world.  As a business mentor, Sian helps entrepreneurs and owners of service-based businesses to put systems in place for getting predictable and scaleable results for driving profits. On a daily basis, she works one-to-one with business owners and/or their marketing teams on marketing strategy, tracking numbers and progress, and identifying gaps or training needs that need to be addressed. Learn More About Sian Lenegan: Visit the Predictable Profits website at: https://predictableprofits.com/ Visit Sian Lenegan's Coaching Page for Predictable Profits at: https://predictableprofits.com/sian-lenegan-2/ Connect with Sian Lenegan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sianlenegan/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #126 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Edgar Blazona, a serial entrepreneur and 25-year furniture industry veteran who founded the company BenchMade Modern in an effort to make the sofa buying experience more user-friendly. Beyond BenchMade Modern, this self-taught furniture designer also founded the companies True Modern, a national furniture wholesaler, and Modular Dwellings, the first modern prefab backyard structure business.   Learn More About Edgar Blazona: Visit the Bench Made Mordern company website at: https://benchmademodern.com/ Connect with Edgar Blazona on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgar-blazona-9484351/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #125 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Shahar Erez, the co-founder of Stoke Talent and a serial entrepreneur who recently completed a successful exit from his company after selling Stoke Talent to Fiverr for $110M. Stoke Talent now operates as an independent company owned by Fiverr, and Shahar remains committed to its mission. The business provides an on-demand talent platform that empowers companies to adopt a hybrid workforce model for scaling quickly and efficiently. Shahar is a tech-scene veteran in Israel and Silicon Valley, having amassed over 15 years of executive experience in engineering, products, and marketing for companies like Mercury, HP, VMware, and Kenshoo. He has built a reputation as a strategic thinker who leads organizational change and drives growth through developing talent and promoting a learning culture. Shahar's company, Stoke Talent, was created to provide full transparency and compliance for the process of hiring and managing freelancers. It accomplishes this goal by combining data, a streamlined experience, and access to a wide talent pool. Learn More About Shahar Erez & Stoke Talent: Visit the Stoke Talent website at: https://www.stoketalent.com/ Connect with Shahar Erez on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaharer/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #124 - This week on the podcast, I'm joined by one of the co-founders of Predictable Profits Coaching, Zach Burkes. Zach is the Chief Revenue Officer at Predictable Profits, where he offers unique business insights and growth lessons from his own experience building multimillion dollar companies. In fact, his advice has been featured in Fox Business, Inc., AllBusiness, Verge, Chicago Tribune, Sacramento Business Journal, SUCCESS, Forbes, and more. Zach is a passionate and fiercely loyal coach to entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners. He's a proud member of Global Shapers (Sacramento) and the invite-only group, the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). At Predictable Profits, Zach and I specialize in finding overlooked growth opportunities commonly found in most small-to-medium sized businesses. We drive growth and sales with actionable strategies for rapidly increasing a company's profits. Beyond that, we help implement the necessary systems to handle growth and scale. Learn More About Zach Burkes and Predictable Profits: Visit the Predictable Profits website at: https://predictableprofits.com/ Email Zach Burkes at: zach@predictableprofits.com Follow Zach Burkes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachburkes/ Follow Zach Burkes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachburkes Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #123 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Brent Freeman, the founder and President of Stealth Venture Labs, an early stage venture lab based in Los Angeles and San Francisco that focuses on incubating and accelerating ecommerce businesses using operational expertise, data science, digital marketing systems, and compelling business models. Stealth Venture Labs has generated over $750M in recurring revenue over the past 7 years. Today's conversation largely focuses on how Brent has built his company with an emphasis on monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and how he approaches scaling a business. Learn More About Ben Freeman & Stealth Venture Labs: Visit Brent Freeman's website at: https://brentfreeman.me/ Visit the Stealth Venture Labs website at: https://www.stealthventurelabs.com/ Connect with Brent Freeman on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentjfreeman/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #122 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Mark E. Watson III, an investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, as well as the founder and chairman at Aquila Capital Partners. Mark has been investing in innovative companies and helping to grow businesses for more than 30 years. In the 1990s, he founded Aquila Capital Partners to back talented founders creating transformational companies. Among those early investments was Argo Group (NYSE: ARGO), a startup in the specialty underwriting sector. Mark would become the CEO of Argo in 2000, when the company was a regional, $300 million underwriter business nearing insolvency. Twenty years later, Argo is now a thriving public company with 10 times more revenue, clients in 60 countries, and thousands of new jobs created.  Today, Mark is fully dedicated to Aquila Capital Partners. He chooses to take a collaborative approach to investing, and seeks to back promising entrepreneurs who are building companies that will shape the world for generations to come. Learn More About Mark Watson and Aquila Capital Partners: Visit Mark Watson's website at: https://markewatsoniii.com/ Connect with Mark Watson on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markewatsoniii/ Follow Aquila Capital Partners on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aquilacapvc/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com

Ep #121 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by David Selinger, the CEO and co-founder of Deep Sentinel, as well as the founder of Redfin and RichRelevance. David describes himself as a technologist at heart who was fortunate to become the founder of multiple successful startups, including Redfin and RichRelevance (and some unsuccessful ones too!). On the NGO side, he has served on the board/advisory board for a number of nonprofits, including MyTwoFrontTeeth (now a part of Family Giving Tree), The Darfur Stoves Project (now Potential Energy), and most recently, Silicon Climate. David says that his favorite technology right now is deep learning, specifically as applied to image and video object detection/recognition. He believes that this technology is undergoing a disruptive improvement that will change numerous industries. That's why he started his most recent company, Deep Sentinel, which puts deep learning to the practical use of protecting families in their homes. Learn More About David Selinger and Deep Sentinel: Visit the Deep Sentinel website at: https://www.deepsentinel.com/ Follow David Selinger on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selly/   Also, please remember to subscribe, rate, and leave a written review for the show if you find value in it. Your reviews help this show to reach a wider audience and I appreciate everyone that has been leaving them.   FOLLOW CHARLES GAUDET ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Charles Gaudet on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Facebook: https://facebook.com/charlesgaudet Follow Charles Gaudet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgaudet   VISIT THE PREDICTABLE PROFITS WEBSITE: https://PredictableProfits.com