Beyond 7 Figures: Build, Scale, Profit

Ep #14 - In today's episode, I am joined by Patrick Barnhill, the founder and co-owner of Specialist ID, a leading brand/distributor of photo ID badge accessories. Specialist ID has been named to the Inc. 5000 list for 5 consecutive years and continues to grow rapidly. Patrick founded the company when he was just 21 years old and, in today's interview, we discuss his story along with what he's learned along his journey. Learn More About Patrick Barnhill's Company, Specialist ID: Visit the Specialist ID Website at: https://www.specialistid.com/ Follow Patrick Barnhill on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-barnhill-17441429/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/barnhillpatrick Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #13 - In today's episode, I am joined by Nikhil Choudhary, CEO, and David Renard, Vice President of Sales, of Zenith Engineers, Inc. Zenith Engineers has defied the common perception that engineering companies are restricted to slow growth by hitting the Inc. 5000 list and ranking as the 213th fastest growing company in the United States. In fact, for the engineering niche, Zenith is ranked #1 in the entire country. Over the past 3 years, Zenith Engineers has seen growth of 1924% and they've worked on major commercial projects including Apple's Steve Jobs Auditorium, the Golden Gate Bridge, and various contracts with NASA. Worked on Apple's Steve Job's Auditorium, the Golden Gate Bridge, and even with NASA. In today's conversation, Nikhil and David share how they've taken a rapid scaling approach to an engineering company and describe the strategies to make that happen. We will get into the way the company has been structured for team growth and how they've approached marketing and sales. Learn More About Zenith Engineers: Visit the Zenith Engineers Website at: http://zenithengineers.com/ View the Inc. 5000 Profile of Zenith Engineers at: https://www.inc.com/profile/zenith-engineers Follow Zenith Engineers on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenithengineersinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zenith-engineers/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #12 - Michael Mogill, the CEO of Crisp Video Group and the author of "The Game Changing Attorney," joins the show this week for an interview about goal setting and leadership. Crisp Video Group is a national video marketing company that produces high-quality and engaging videos for businesses all over the world. Michael specializes in helping law firms to land the best cases by making them stand out from their competition. Michael is also a highly sought after speaker who has presented for multiple national conferences where he talks on innovative ways to accomplish meaningful growth in business. He has been featured in Forbes, Inc., The Huffington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Hist first book, "The Game Changing Attorney," was released in November 2018 and is presently available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Learn More About Michael Mogill, Crisp Video Group, and His Book: Visit the Crisp Video Group website: https://www.CrispVideo.com/ Get Michael's book, "The Game Changing Attorney," at: https://GameChangingAttorney.com Check Out the "Crisp Game Changers Summit" Event Details and Get Tickets at: https://info.crispvideo.com/crisp-game-changers-summit Follow Michael Mogill on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrispVideoGroup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mmogill LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mogill/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #11 - Michael Dash joins me on the show this week to share about his journey from addict to 7-figure entrepreneur and the tactics and strategies he learned along the way. I first met Michael through the Young Entrepreneurs Council which only admits 7-figure business owners. In our interview today, we will discuss his philosophy for scaling a business and we will get into his story and new book, "Chasing the High." Having dealt with addiction throughout his life and having sold his business after 11 years, Michael is now committed to supporting other entrepreneurs and business leaders to deal with addiction and addictive behaviors, especially when these behaviors are impacting an ability to lead a business and injuring personal relationships. This is why Michael wrote his new book, "Chasing the High," which unpacks his personal journey through addiction, entrepreneurship, legal battles, and how he discovered FLOW. Michael has recently created a platform called F.A.T.E. (From Addict To Entrepreneur) which is designed to help others in the entrepreneurship and business community to overcome their addictive behaviors and to be able to fulfill their potential as leaders in their organizations. Learn More About Michael Dash and Get His Book: Visit Michael's website at: https://www.michaelgdash.com/ Get Michael's book, "Chasing the High," at: https://www.michaelgdash.com/book Follow Michael Dash on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.dash1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdash1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgdash/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #10 - My guest today is Kyle Goguen, the founder and CEO of Pawstruck.com which has been ranked as the 20th fastest growing company in Los Angeles and the 45th fastest growing company in California. In fact, Kyle's three year company growth record is a whopping 1677%. Kyle's entrepreneurial journey started young as he founded his first eBay store at 16 years old after local restaurants had refused to hire him. eBay became Kyle's marketplace of choice for the next two years where he sold a wide array of products. Because he was so young, Kyle had to do business under his dad's name since he was underage for a PayPal account. At the age of 18, he attended USC for college and majored in Industrial & Systems Engineering with an emphasis in Information Systems & Operations Management. When tuition costs ate into his savings, he chose not to go back to eBay, but rather scooped up several part time jobs including a campus video technician and College Ambassador positions for brands like PlayStation, Monster Energy Drinks, and Ubisoft. He continued through his bachelors degree and eventually his Master's as well which was in Engineering Management. Despite earning a Master's in engineering and having a safe job landscape in front of him, he made the "illogical" decision to avoid an engineering career and returned to eCommerce with the launch of Pawstruck.com. With Pawstruck, the idea was to source premium ingredients which would provide dog owners the healthiest and most affordable dog products on the web. This idea has taken off and has become one of the most trusted online pet stores. In today's interview, we will dive into Kyle's journey with Pawstruck, his challenges in scaling the company, and explore details of how he successfully took this business from startup to $8.8M. Kyle has lots of amazing insights and wisdom to share so enjoy the interview. Learn More About Kyle Goguen and Pawstruck: Visit the Pawstruck website at: www.pawstruck.com Follow Kyle Goguan and Pawstruck on Social Media: Facebook (Business): https://www.facebook.com/pawstruck/ LinkedIn (Personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylemgoguen/ LinkedIn (Business): https://www.linkedin.com/company/pawstruck-com/about/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #9 - My guest this week is Charles Kirkland, one of the world's leading media buying experts and the owner of the Media Buyer Association. Charles is an online advertising expert and a master at driving web traffic. He credits his ability to recognize patterns as being key to his success in both driving traffic and boosting conversions. In this interview, Charles shares what he has learned in growing multiple businesses and what factors move the needle most in scaling a company. He also identifies what he believes to be the biggest challenge for today's business owners and how to overcome it. Additionally, Charles goes deep on the topic of mindset and why it matters even more than tactics and strategy for business growth. We go deep into the drivers for building a company and there's a whole lot of powerful information shared in this interview. Enjoy my conversation with Charles Kirkland. Learn More About Charles Kirkland and the Media Buyer's Association: Visit the Media Buyer Association (MBA) Website: https://mediabuyerassociation.com/ Read Charles Kirkland's Blog Posts: https://mediabuyerassociation.com/author/charleskirkland/ Listen to the "Turn Advertising Into Business Growth" Podcast With Charles Kirkland: https://mediabuyerassociation.com/podcast/ Follow Charles Kirkland on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlineinternetmarketing Twitter: https://twitter.com/charleskirkland LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mediabuyerassociation/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #8 - My guest this week is Ari Meisel, the best-selling author of "The Art of Less Doing", and "The Replaceable Founder." Ari is a self-described "overwhelmologist" and his insights into personal and professional productivity have earned him the moniker, "The Guru's Guru." Ari is the host of the award-winning "Less Doing Podcast" and he speaks on international stages where he addresses thought leaders and influencers. He also maintains a blog where you can find immediate and actionable advice for entrepreneurs seeking replaceability. In today's interview, we discuss why becoming replaceable impacts your ability to grow a business and how Ari helps entrepreneurs to achieve this result. These are important lessons for any serious entrepreneur looking to scale their company. Learn More About Ari Meisel, His Books, and Podcast: Visit Ari's website at: https://lessdoing.com/ Get Ari's book "The Art of Less Doing" on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Less-Doing-Entrepreneurs-Beautiful/dp/1619614421 Get Ari's book "The Replaceable Founder" on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Replaceable-Founder-Ari-Meisel/dp/1726441857/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Z2HS1W7FHQ4SWPFHFWVW Read Ari's blog posts on Medium at: https://medium.com/@arimeisel Listen to the "Less Doing Podcast" on Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/less-doing-podcast-ari-meisel-best-life-hacks-productivity/id605938952?mt=2 Listen to the "Less Doing Podcast" on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/show/7CQVGcGDAu6pG42Agbksfl Follow Ari Meisel on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/productivity-coach-entrepreneur/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #7 - My guest today is Matt Brauning, a writer for FORBES, a 2-time best selling author, and the host of the top charting podcast "The Driven Entrepreneur" on iTunes, a syndicated show that plays on 16 AM/FM stations coast to coast. Matt was filmed in the movie "The Journey" with Brian Tracy and Bob Proctor, and you've likely seen him on television as he's been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. He's been an entrepreneur since 2002, speaking all over the world including the US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Matt has produced over 250 multi-day seminars and live events. Matt's speaking and client list includes The Harvard Club, U.S. Bank, McAfee, New York Life, The YMCA, and NASDAQ. He is an avid motorcycle rider, church leader, and rock climber, climbing technical roped ascents of mountains like Mt. Whitney and Halfdome in Yosemite. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his amazing wife Lola and awesome son Valiant. Learn More About Matt Brauning, His Podcast, and Book: Personal Website: www.mattbrauningpodcast.com Business Website: www.evolutionseminars.com Podcast Website: www.evolutionpodcast.com Firebox Book Website: www.fireboxbook.com Get the Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Firebox-Principle-Drives-Every-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B07FDKK9QW Follow Matt Brauning on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbrauning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbrauning/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbrauning Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep #6 - On this episode of the Beyond 7 Figures Podcast, I am joined by special guest, Amanda Holmes. Amanda is the CEO of Chet Holmes International (CHI), a company which has assisted over 200,000 businesses to grow over the last 25 years. She is the daughter of renowned sales expert, Chet Holmes, and she inherited the business at 24 years old after her father unexpectedly passed away. Amanda has since doubled CHI's clients the last 2 years in a row. She is a great resource with valuable information to share. Learn More About Chet Holmes International (CHI): Chet Holmes International (CHI), a privately held company, was founded by highly publicized thought leader Chet Holmes®, for the purpose of helping small to medium size businesses grow faster, better, smarter. Visit the Website: https://chetholmes.com/ Please remember to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any future episodes. Your support and reviews are important and help us to grow and improve the show. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media: Facebook: Facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: Instagram.com/PredictableProfits Twitter: Twitter.com/CharlesGaudet LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/CharlesGaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com

Ep # 5 - Welcome to the third and final part of our 3-part mini-series on Business Growth Secrets. In the first two segments, we covered the topics of momentum and optimization, the first step of the OSI method. This week is where it gets really fun in the series, as I will uncover the Power of Leverage. Yes, it's time to get more with less effort! Since you made it this far, it's clear to us that you're not afraid of hard work. Most business owners fail because they try to do everything themselves. If you think of juggling for a moment, there are some incredibly skilled juggling professionals in the world. The very best jugglers can juggle four items, five items, maybe even up to six or seven, but eventually there is a cap to where they fail and usually everything comes tumbling down. This is how it is for business owners that take on too many tasks. You may juggle a lot of different areas and have some success, but eventually, if you keep going without hiring or outsourcing your tasks, the threshold will be reached and things will fall apart. This is why leverage is needed to grow a business and there's one key method to scale fast, systems. Systems allow for fast hiring, easy replication of success, and they prevent overwhelm. Systemization is the second stage of the OSI method, the "S." Here's a test to consider for your business. Ask yourself what would happen if you took a two week vacation? What would happen to your business if you took a two week vacation? Could you relax and truly vacation or would you be obsessed with checking your phone and trying to put out fire after fire. With systems, variation is the enemy of excellence. When systems are in place, consistent and predictable results can be created and replicated. As you build systems for all your business departments, your business becomes easier than ever to scale. The businesses that leverage the right systems will be the ones that win going forward. Optimization grows your revenue, systemization keeps you on the growth track, and innovation, step 3 of the OSI process, which helps you create new profit centers that bring you more leads and more sales. The more profit centers you create, the bigger your profits and the faster your growth. In my book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," I talk about the concept of a money wheel. Each profit center is a spoke in the wheel. The more spokes the better. The more spokes you add, the more layers you add to your business, and this sets you up for big success in growth and profit. Innovation is how you generate breakthrough profits. It is what helped one of our clients generate one million dollars in revenue in just 10 days. When momentum is coupled with innovation and systems, breakthrough profits can come quickly and create stunning results. One client reported bringing in the same amount of revenue that his company had made the prior year in just 5 days. This is why an organized business with proper systems will always beat better talent or quality in competitors. McDonalds is one of the biggest businesses in the world, but it's not because they make the best hamburgers. Think about how you can apply these concepts to advance your business and place it on the track to hit 7 figures and beyond going forward. Follow Charles Gaudet on Social Media Facebook: facebook.com/PredictableProfits Instagram: instagram.com/predictableprofits Twitter: twitter.com/charlesgaudet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlesgaudet Visit Charles Gaudet's Wesbites: www.PredictableProfits.com www.Beyond7Figures.com Get a copy of Charles Gaudet's book, "The Predictable Profits Playbook," at: www.PredictableProfitsPlaybook.com