Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

Ep #138 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Zach Burkes to discuss the hot topic of demand generation and what it takes to fill your sales pipeline in 2022. Zach is a serial entrepreneur, sales coach, and a co-founder here at Predictable Profits Coaching. Zach is also 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 #137 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Rod Khleif, a passionate real estate investor and serial entrepreneur who has built over 27 businesses, with several of them reaching valuations well above eight figures. In the field of real estate, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2000 properties, and now hosts the #1 commercial real estate podcast on Apple Podcasts, “Lifetime Cashflow.” He is also the bestselling author of the book, “How To Create Lifetime Cashflow Through Family Properties.” Rod brings incredible authenticity and insight to his approach to business, success, and life. Rod loves training and coaching the “psychology of success” to entrepreneurs and aspiring real estate investors. Learn More About Rod Khleif and His Upcoming Multifamily Real Estate Seminar: There are 2 ways to join Rod's Multifamily Real Estate Seminar in Denver, CO on July 29th, 30th and 31st, 2022: (1) Text the word "Rod" to 72345 and remember the code "RodFriend" to attend the 3-day seminar for $197 (regularly $700) OR (2) Go to http://RodInDenver.com and remember the code "RodFriend" to attend the 3-day seminar for $197 (regularly $700) Note: You can also view Rod Khleif's "Goal Setting Workshop" with the link available at http://RodsLinks.com Visit Rod Khleif's website directly at: https://rodkhleif.com/ Connect with Rod Khleif on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodkhleif/   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 #136 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Brett Gilliland, the founder and CEO of Elite Entrepreneurs, a company that specializes in giving $1M+ business owners the knowledge, processes, and tools to grow to $10M and beyond. Brett is an expert in organization development, leadership, and strategy - and spent 10 years helping Infusionsoft, now known as Keap, to grow from $7M in revenue to over $100M. Brett was involved in the foundational work of Purpose, Values, and Mission at Infusionsoft and facilitated the strategic planning process for many years. One of Brett’s favorite professional accomplishments is co-creating Infusionsoft’s Elite Forum along with Clate Mask and building the Elite business inside of Infusionsoft. As the leader of the Elite business, Brett has helped hundreds of struggling seven-figure business owners overcome their biggest challenges and achieve new levels of success. He also played a central role in the development of Infusionsoft’s Leadership Model and was serving as the VP of Leadership Development when the decision was made to spin the Elite business out of Infusionsoft.   Learn More About Brett Gililand and Elite Entrepreneurs: Visit the Elite Entrepreneurs website at: https://growwithelite.com/ Connect with Brett Gililand on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/built2lastchamp/   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 #135 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Richard Lovell, who has built his career around advising companies on strategic transformation to create world-class Agile operations, best in class NPS, rapid time to market, high adoption rates, and only building what the customer needs. Richard is an expert at creating exceptionally high-performing product management, user experience, and software development organizations. Richard has implemented Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Start Up with over 20 companies in financial services, healthcare, early-stage startups, consumer products, and many others. He is an innovator in creating the Agile culture for organizations that goes from the C level and down through the entire enterprise. Learn More About Richard Lovell: Visit Richard Lovell's website at: https://www.curatepartners.com/ Connect with Richard Lovell on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-lovell-agile/   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 #134 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Ayman Al-Abdullah, the former CEO of AppSumo and an executive coach who specializes in helping CEOs take their businesses from 7 to 9 figures. At AppSumo, Ayman helped grow the company from $3M to $100M+ in lifetime revenue. He continues to serve as a special advisor for the business. Learn More About Ayman Al-Abdullah: Visit Ayman Al-Abdullah's website at: https://aymanalabdullah.com/ Follow Ayman Al-Abdullah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aymanalabdul Connect with Ayman Al-Abdullah on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalab003/   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 #133 - In this week's podcast episode, I sit down with Ivan Anz, an Inc. 500 entrepreneur, author, and the founder of PhilanthroInvestors. Ivan created PhilanthroInvestors in 2019 with the goal of combining traditional venture capital financing with philanthropic principles, achieving social impact while returning profits for its PhilanthroInvestors®️. His inherent thrust to “PhilanthroInvest” drove him to create Equity & Help®️, a turnkey social impact real estate investing program, in 2014. Equity & Help, Inc. has since placed in the Inc. 500 for two years: in 2019 at #128 in the nation, rising to #83 in 2020. Learn More About Ivan Anz, PhilanthroInvestors and Equity & Help: Visit Ivan Anz's website at: https://ivananz.com/ Visit the "PhilanthroInvestors" company website for : https://philanthroinvestors.com/ Visit "Equity & Help" company website at: https://equityandhelp.com/ Connect with Ivan Anz on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivananz/   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 #132 - In this week's podcast episode, I sit down with the former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Chick-fil-A, Steve Robinson, who held these positions from 1981-2015. Steve went on to serve on the board of directors for Chick-fil-A from 2016-2018 and now operates as a consultant, author, and speaker on organizational culture design and leadership, brand strategy development, marketing planning, and distinctive advertising principles. Steve continues to serve on several boards for organizations and ministries, including FamilyLife, Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Atlanta, Links Players International, Atlanta Hall Management & College Football Hall of Fame, and the National Football Foundation. Prior to joining Chick-fil-A, Steve was the director of marketing for the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park in Atlanta, Georgia and the communications manager for Texas Instruments. Learn More About Steve Robinson, His Consulting Company & Book: Visit Steve Robinson's consulting company website at: https://srobinsonconsulting.com/ Connect with Steve Robinson on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srobinsonconsulting/ Get Steve Robinson's book, Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand, on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Covert-Cows-Chick-fil-Chicken-Iconic/dp/1400213169/   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 #131 - In today's podcast episode, I'm joined by Sophie Chiche, a psychologist by trade who teaches her "be current" project management system to business owners and their teams with the goal of making them more organized - while maintaining a state of flow. Through using her own personal framework, Sophie has developed an online community with more than 1M monthly readers and has founded a company, becurrent, which she's grown to $9M in revenue and 250 employees in less than 5 years. Additionally, Sophie was able to lose 200 pounds, produce a TV show about disordered eating, and write 2 successful books while relying on her proprietary system. Sophie’s work has been featured in major media outlets that include Ellen, Good Morning America, E!, The Today Show, Billboard, NY Times, LA Times, TEDx, and the Huffington Post. Learn More About Sophie Chiche and becurrent: Visit the becurrent website at: https://becurrenttoday.com/ Connect with Sophie Chiche on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiechiche/   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 #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