Growth Now Movement with Justin Schenck

Season 2 is finally here!! This week I talk to Jon Vroman about living life in the front row and the art of moment making. In this episode we talk about the purpose of living in the moment. Trying anything out for 90 days. Pushing yourself in all areas of your life and the importance of friendships…especially your Top 8! Jon Vroman is on a mission to show you how to Live Life In The Front Row™ through the transformative art of moment making. He is a social entrepreneur, committed husband, father of two, and an ultramarathon runner. Jon is the founder of the Front Row Foundation, a charity established in 2005 that creates unforgettable moments for individuals who are braving life-threatening illnesses. The organization empowers individuals to "live life in the front row™" by providing recipients a front row experience at the live event of their dreams. As an award-winning speaker, Jon has given more than 750 keynote presentations for many companies, organizations, universities, and associations. Jon brings a refreshingly effective and modern motivational edge that genuinely connects with his audience as he ignites their enthusiasm, and challenges their status-quo. Host of the popular Front Row Factor Podcast, Jon's interviews help you strengthen your mindset, relationships, and environment so you can excel in every area of life. Jon is a fierce community builder who hosts live events including: The Front Row Dads Retreat, the Speaker Trainer Experience, the Front Row Personal Transformation and Co-Creation Summit, and the Front Row Foundation Celebration. Learn more about Jon at www.FrontRowFactor.com. Be sure to check out our sponsor Nikki Ferlazzo Design at www.nikkiferlazzodesign.com

What if you could create the ultimate happiness even in the toughest of times. We sit down with Chuck Balsamo for the second time to talk about just that. You'll quickly find out why Chuck has become our most requested guest on the show. He is a person that can light up a room. In this episode we talk about how even though he could make people around him happy, he wasn't feeling fulfilled. He felt lost, sad, and didn't know what life was going to bring him. It was in that moment where he decided to dedicate himself to making himself happy. He then unlocked the secret to happiness at will and he shares that information with you today. We are beyond blessed to call Chuck a friend and we are so happy that we can bring this most important information to you as our season finale episode. Check Chuck out at www.chuckbalsamo.com We want to thank you guys so much for listening for the last 62 weeks. It has been an absolute journey of exponential growth with you. Make sure to click that subscribe button on iTunes because we will be back in the Fall with more incredible guests, incredible content and even more GROWTH! In the mean time make sure to check out the other 61 episodes. Like us on Facebook. And we'll see you real soon!

David Barnett is a 1998 graduate of the Williams School of Business and Economics at Bishop's University, and a graduate of UNBSJ's Electronic Commerce Management Program. Since the late '90s, Mr. Barnett has been building his profile as an expert in the field of small and medium sized enterprises. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Barnett was a major account representative with the Yellow Pages. This opportunity gave him an insight into the particular challenges of small & medium businesses as he dealt daily with the owners of these companies. In 2005, Mr. Barnett left the publishing industry to start a small business with a partner. Their venture was an immediate success. After opening, operating and building the business, an opportunity to sell presented itself in late 2006. Around this time, Barnett began buying income properties. He eventually owned 3 multi-unit properties and one house which he disposed of in a lease-option deal. In 2006, Mr. Barnett began building his professional consulting practice by starting Advantage Liquidity Partners Ltd. ALP Ltd. is a broker of commercial debt solutions for small and medium sized enterprises including commercial mortgages, business loans, factoring facilities, and capital leases. Barnett has arranged such financing for over 100 small and medium sized companies. Working with entrepreneurs to build their companies and/or acquire other firms naturally led to the field of business brokerage. Mr. Barnett joined Sunbelt Business Brokers in 2008. Sunbelt is the world's largest network of business brokers with over 300 offices on six continents. In 2009, after completing training and testing over an 18 month period in both Canada and the U.S., Mr. Barnett was awarded his business selling certification from a recognized international body. In 2009, Mr. Barnett's company, ALP Ltd. purchased the Moncton Sunbelt office. Barnett was also the only licensee of the Business Buyer Advocate program in New Brunswick. After completing an extensive training and testing process in 2009, David Barnett was awarded the CMEA designation (Certified Machinery/ Equipment Appraiser) by the NEBB Institute. CMEAs are located throughout the United States, Canada and several other countries, and are used by charter banks, BDC, other lending institutions, accountants, lawyers, business buyers/sellers and others to provide needed financial information for a variety of reasons. Over a 3 year period, Barnett helped intermediate 35 business buy/sell transactions in the Maritimes. In December of 2011, Barnett sold the Moncton Sunbelt franchise and took a position with a global financial institution. Mr. Barnett also delivers ProfitLearn seminars and has been receiving superior feedback from students for over two years. Barnett is now an Amazon.ca best-selling author with Invest Local: A guide to superior investment returns in your own community. Recent new titles include Credit Card Advantage: Understand the Costs and Benefits to your Business and Franchise Warnings: What you really need to know before you buy. All titles are available from Amazon or this website. Barnett's April 2016 book; How To Sell Your Own Business, became a best seller under Amazon's Entrepreneurship category in its release month.

Laura Coe is a very successful business women who decided there was more to life than running a massive company. She ran a large healthcare company before selling it to a Fortune 500 Company she then decided she needed more to fulfill her life. After selling her business, she started helping others find what they're true passions are. We learn so many tips from Laura from how we can find how to fulfill our lives to finding inner peace. We learn about emotional health, authenticity, and just pure happiness in all aspects of your life. How do you achieve that? Laura has unlocked the secret and shares it with you in this episode. So don't miss this episode with Laura Coe! Make sure to check her out at www.lauracoe.com Also - click that subscribe button and check out all of our amazing guests and the wisdom they have shared with us over the past 60 Episodes.

In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay McCarthy. Lindsay is a stay at home mom turned author! Lindsay is a co-aurthor of The Miracle Morning for Parents. She was asked by Hal Elrod (author of The Miracle Morning) to write this amazing book. Lindsay took the tools from this book that helped so many people and applied it to her children. A simple but genius implementation of great applications to live a happy and heathy life. She dives in the details of the Miracle Morning, how it shaped her life and how it can help others. This is an episode every parent needs to listen to! Pick up a copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Morning-Parents-Families-Bring/dp/1942589085 Also check out our other podcast episodes on iTunes or www.growthnowmovement.com

She holds American records in inline speed skating, she's a 3 time Olympian and bronze medalist. She is such an incredible person from an athletic standpoint and we talked about what set her part when adversity hit. We talk about how talent weeds itself out. That once you get to a certain level, everyone is talented and what differentiate good form great is heart and work ethic. It was at the point where she broke her leg and in the next year she lead her team in the Olympics. Her recovery from this injury is something that amazed Dr's and other athletes. Find out how she did it in this episode! Allison also took that passion and brought it to the business world, with her own brand of workout bags. You'll see that Allison's passion for business is no different than her passion for skating. So don't miss this amazing episode with Allison Baver! You can check out Allison out at www.allisonbaver.com Make sure to check out our other episodes on iTunes or at www.growthnowmovement.com

How do you overcome the stigma or the perception people have of you? According to 22 Year Old Bren Dube...you take action. In this episode we sit down with author, musician, and motivator Bren Dube! Bren partied, drank, and played music. Until he was introduced to the book Think and Grow Rich. In that moment he made a decision to stop wasting his life and to start changing. He took massive action going from an unemployed drunk to a young Entrepreneur. Bren hosts a podcast called The Implicit Show. He runs a Facebook group with 3,000 member. He is releasing a book on Amazon every single month this year..and so much more. In this episode Bren teaches you how you too can shift your life by taking massive action...now! If you love this show please click that subscribe button on iTunes and share it with your friends!

Do you have what it takes to change the world? In this episode with Hank Fortener we discuss how one man is able to infect thousands even millions of people by spreading his energy to others. Hank is the founder of AdoptTogether.org the worlds first crowdfunding site to help adoption costs. His family has adopted 8 children from 5 different countries and fostered 36 children while he was a boy. In its first 5 years, AdoptTogether.org has helped 2500 families raise over $10M to cover adoption expenses and bring their children home. Families come from all 50 states in the U.S, as well as Canada and the UK. Hank believes his purpose is help others. He discusses in this episode how he's able to change the lives of thousands of people around the world by giving 100% of himself. Whether that is spending time with his family, or helping other families. He gives massive tips on becoming an influencer and performing at a peak energy state. We also dive into what spirituality is to him and why it's been a driving force for him since a young age. Make sure to head over to www.adopttogether.org to help build families and change the world. You can also book Hank as a speaker at www.hankfortener.com where Rob Bell says "Hank is an extraordinary speaker- it's not just his energy and passion and intelligence, it's the sense you pick up when you're listening to him that he's deeply invested in what he's talking about. He's compelling, creative, and a joy to hear." Thank you guys for tuning in week after week. Check out all of our other episodes at www.growthnowmovement.com or on iTunes by search Growth Now Movement. Don't forget to Rate us and Subscribe!

WOW! Can you believe the Growth Now Movement has been going strong for a year?! In this episode we recap the phenomenal first year of the Growth Now Movement. We go into the book we're writing and break down the why, the how, and the topics we chose for the book. We discuss in detail the areas where you should focus your growth to reach all of your goals and dreams. We talk about areas in our lives where we grew personally and how we feel you can grow too. We are beyond grateful for all of you guys. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of the Growth Now Movement. We look forward to our second full year and the amazing guests we'll be sitting down with. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes and give us a rating and review. http://bit.ly/2k0FOk5

Daniel Gefen is such a remarkable person and gave incredible content in this interview. He went from making six figures at the age of 23 to going broke. Then became an extremely successful entrepreneur. He shows us through his experiences that when you are at your lowest time, you can make it your biggest opportunity. When Daniel's business was in dire straights and there was no end in site. He turned that situation around through creative outside of the box thinking, and grew his business more than he ever could of imagined. He now hosts one of the most successful podcast played around the world which has been voted a must listen in 2017. So don't miss this episode with Daniel Geffen! Make sure to check Daniel's podcast out at www.danielgefen.com Make sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.