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Angela Rice is the Co-Founder of Boutique Travel Advisors and of Centered CEOs. She’s also a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a former forensic accounting consultant. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:21 - Get to know Angela05:29 - Different personnel in finance07:02 - When should you hire them08:48 - Transparency in your finances15:27 - How much power and role should your CFO have22:10 - When should you hire a CFO26:09 - Know the different financial roles26:51 - Accounting Principles33:22 - Cooking books35:53 - Protecting yourself from fraud38:27 - Preparing your financials for the future43:29 - Dealing with bankruptcy45:18 - Understanding your financials47:26 - Follow up with Angela👀 Check out the company:https://centeredceos.comhttps://travelbta.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Shanley is a serial entrepreneur with experience in bootstrapping, raising venture capital, acquisitions, and growing product lines to $25MM+ in B2B SaaS. He is currently the Founder/CEO of Content Camel, a Sales Enablement Tool for Sales Content Management. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:17 - Get to know Dave03:46 - Hardest part of being a technical founder05:18 - Things he wished he knew before06:57 - Important soft skills09:37 - Who's the best fit to be a CEO11:19 - Becoming a great technical founder14:51 - Setting an effective flow system18:27 - Transitioning to a CEO role20:03 - Choosing the right CEO25:37 - What Dave liked as a technical founder26:02 - Follow up with Dave👀 Check out the company:https://contentcamel.io✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuildWATCH ON YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxmA5Mnz8sWx5mYD6l5HMA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mysty Rusk is the Executive Director of the Free Enterprise Institute at University of San Diego School of Business, and the founder of the San Diego Angel Conference, which seeks to activate new angel investors at a local level while committing to investing a specific amount within a specific time frame in order to ensure great startups actually get the money they need to move to the next level. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:26 - Get to know Mysty04:54 - Getting into angel investing industry07:00 - Picking the right investors09:04 - Training to be a successful angel investor14:18 - Assessing good pitch decks and follow ups16:15 - Non-Disclosure Agreements19:20 - What's next after the due diligence21:02 - Things that halt investments21:55 - Mysty's advice to entrepreneurs24:11 - Most investors invest for the better good26:14 - Important projects that they see27:06 - Follow up with Mysty✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nellie Akalp is Founder/CEO of NetCorp, an 8 figure annual business which helps people start companies and manage legal issues. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:20 - Get to know Nellie05:09 - How they started their company together07:25 - Challenges along the way11:17 - Seeking therapy as a couple13:16 - Setting boundaries around work16:45 - Selling the first company19:35 - Focusing on your self-growth21:17 - Important lessons Nellie picked up23:07 - Follow up with Nellie👀 Check out the company:https://corpnet.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Out is a Growth Hacking expert, guest lecturer, keynote speaker, and consultant about, you guessed it, growth hacking and setting up a marketing team. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:32 - Get to know Chris03:50 - What is growth hacking?04:26 - Experimenting, Learning, and Assessing the market11:38 - Pre-selling14:55 - Analyzing the customers17:20 - Developing a Marketing Department21:25 - Digging deep into growth hacking and data analysis27:07 - Importance of sales and marketing30:47 - Chris' book31:17 - Follow up with Chris👀 Check out the company:https://chrisout.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eropa Stein is the Founder and CEO of Hyre, a hospitality platform that directly connects talented event staff with event organizers, eliminating the need for event staffing agencies altogether. 00:00 - Guest Introduction01:50 - Get to know Eropa02:31 - Being mentored07:53 - Life changing actions12:26 - Mentor-mentee relationship14:07 - Being a female in the mentorship community17:04 - How to choose the right mentees18:18 - There is a lot to learn from failing19:27 - The mentoring process27:24 - Follow up with Eropa👀 Check out the company:https://hyrestaff.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Myers ran a business for over 20 years before finally selling it, and even though he was prepared in as many ways as possible, he still is learning to deal with what the rest of his life is going to be. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:12 - Get to know Jay and the company he sold06:14 - How did the offers affect Jay07:31 - Increasing your company’s value09:22 - Understanding and improving company reputation11:38 - Getting recognized on influential listings13:52 - Important advice before selling your company20:10 - The process of selling the company28:40 - What does the future look like for Jay29:56 - More tips from Jay31:02 - Follow up with Jay👀 Check out the company:https://jaymyersceo.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cassady Toles is a licensed corporate lawyer based in California but with national and global legal experience.00:00 - Guest Introduction02:11 - Get to know Cassady03:14 - Best strategy to start a company05:58 - Writing an agreement and finding a good lawyer09:04 - How to protect yourself from a divorce10:14 - Shareholder agreements16:48 - Non-Disclosure Agreements20:19 - Employment agreements22:22 - Share Option Plan26:08 - How to pick your lawyer32:44 - Follow up with Cassady 👀 Check out the company:https://flatratelaw.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janet Semenova is the co-founder/CEO of Boutique Travel Agents and Centered CEOs.00:00 - Guest Introduction02:04 - Get to know Janet05:41 - What is isolation?07:47 - How social media affected relationships10:16 - Different forms of loneliness15:01 - Constant battle with the feeling of isolation18:55 - Transitioning to remote work21:28 - Benefits of working remotely26:18 - Mental effects of isolation to a person39:05 - How can people deal with isolation42:00 - Follow up with Janet👀 Check out the company:https://centeredceos.comhttps://travelbta.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hope Timberlake is the founder of Forte Consulting, which helps executives hone their team alignment, branding, presentation, and other various leadership skills. 00:00 - Guest Introduction02:14 - Get to know Hope03:26 - Building a brand identity07:41 - Differentiating your brand identity10:33 - Testing your brad identity14:50 - Ingraining company identity to the team26:07 - Developing a pitch deck32:01 - Sean's process of handling his team38:00 - Follow up with Hope👀 Check out the company:https://fortesf.com✅ Subscribe if you liked this interview:https://youtube.com/@seanweisbrot🤝 Become a podcast sponsor:https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsor📈 Hire Sean to consult your company:https://calendly.com/wltb/strategy#entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #psychology #business #startup #interview #podcast #welivetobuild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.