Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

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

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