The Entrepreneur Way

Adriana Kyser is an extensively qualified International Wellness Expert, Co-author of the best selling book Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship and Founder of Enlightened Alchemy. She has expertise in modalities including Yoga, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Reiki, Ayurveda and Coaching and has helped thousands of people worldwide achieve everything from reduced pain and stress to increased confidence and productivity. “my best advice is twofold. Number one remember why you are doing what you are doing so that when you are burnt out and you want to quit and when you are finding or seeing obstacles in life you are connected to your why that will give you the fuel you need to move forward. And number two is take care of yourself. Rest is as important as you showing up to the world. Without your health there is no wealth… Mind, body, emotions and spirit they are interconnected. When one is affected it will affect the others. So as an entrepreneur you are your business, you are your brand so make sure you take care of yourself, your wealth, your mindset, your spiritual connection”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8oJ

Marty McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bad Rhino Inc., a full-service social media marketing agency based in West Chester, Pa. Since 2002, Marty has consulted with small businesses and startups to help them succeed online. Bad Rhino is a full-service social media marketing and digital agency that was founded in 2011. Today, services clients locally, nationally, and globally. One of the reasons that Bad Rhino has grown to be so successful so quickly is due to their ability to develop truly unique and highly customized strategies that create incredible exposure for their clients’ businesses. Their full-service approach means they not only create these amazing strategies and plans, but they also implement them and manage them day to day, including delivering messages to their customers. Bad Rhino won top Social Media agency award in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by the research firm Clutch. Bad Rhino has clients in specialty food, craft beer, restaurants, golf, Real Estate, staffing, Technology, fitness, nonprofit, Fortune 500, and major league baseball players as well as several other small businesses categories. “Make sure you have the right capital upfront, make sure you have the right people. But the best advice that I would absolutely give is make sure that you know your market so when you launch something you know there is going to be people there to actually purchase your product or service. And make sure that you get the answers and get the information beforehand. Before you start running through and think I had the best idea in the world. Get that information, now the market and then sell that market based on what they are telling you and what they need”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8nO

Blair Bryant Nichols is the Director of Stages for Advance Your Reach. He oversees the Stage Agency, connecting entrepreneurs and business owners with stages that will grow their business, and manages its community of meeting planners. After beginning his career representing hundreds of authors from Top 6 publishers, he moved into the management of founders, entrepreneurs, executives, authors, and celebrities, with various work streams, projects, and personal interests, acting as a Chief of Staff, manager, or agent. He has a deep expertise in developing speakers for corporate events, conferences, and other thought leadership opportunities, including internal and external communications. As a manager, coach and consultant he enjoys helping diverse individuals and/or socially-driven companies foster new strategies for operations, communications, business development and partnerships across all appropriate areas to further develop and enhance their bottom line and brand. He earned his M.B.A from UCLA-Anderson with a specialization in Entertainment Management and a B.A. in Literature from American University. “Figuring out what’s your why like Simon Sinek. What’s your purpose? What’s your mission? Established that idea, that culture because that’s what’s going to drive you to keep going, to get through the obstacles of launching the business, the growing pains associated with it, the red tape and the bureaucracy and everything else. You have that clarity of mind of really who you want to serve and start to figure out how you are going to do that”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8mY

Mandy Barbee Lanier, MA Economics & CCHT is a transformation and healing expert who has helped hundreds of clients across the globe to overcome anxiousness and thrive in business, health, and life. By combining the power of imagery with their innate capabilities, she empowers men and women to regain a positive sense of control, transcend struggle, and enjoy everything more. Mandy’s signature method is the natural result of certifications in clinical hypnotherapy, neurolinguistics, and mind-body connection intersecting with 15 years of leadership experience in three commercial industries and the US military. She is obsessed with co-creating massive, lasting & positive changes with others using practical actions and fun, natural techniques. “I feel like when we push we push and we push for it to happen that one way not only are we missing all of the ways that satisfaction was really writing front of us but any type of thing can lead to a misaligned outcome that has side-effects that we did not foresee”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8m1

Suneel Gupta teaches innovation at Harvard University and is the author of the upcoming book, BACKABLE (Little Brown, 2021) - exploring how to get people to believe in your ideas. The book is rooted in Suneel’s journey from first-time entrepreneur to being named “The New Face of Innovation” by the New York Stock Exchange. Suneel’s ideas have been backed by firms like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he served as an Entrepreneur in Residence inside Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He has personally backed startups including Impossible Foods, AirBnB, 23&Me, Calm, and SpaceX. In 2019, Suneel established the Gross National Happiness Center of America in partnership with the Kingdom of Bhutan. “surround yourself with a really good circle of people…”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8lc

Carol-Ann Carrington is an immigrant from the beautiful island of Barbados. She pursued a Bachelor of Science with concentration in Accounting from Jersey City State College. As an accountant, she worked in several industries including investment, entertainment, and health care. During a transitional period in her corporate life, she pursued her M.S. at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to supplement her accountant degree and expand her knowledge of fraud. In 2018, she came up with her food product and decided to go to culinary school. Colorful Eats became Carol-Ann’s passion in 2018 when a sale of her corporate employer provided an opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship. She was juicing carrots when her son asked for pancakes; Carol-Ann suggested that he should drink some of the carrot juice which he politely declined. Simultaneously a light bulb went off! She blended some of the carrot juice into the pancake mix. Her son ate the carrot pancakes and politely asked for more. That became her pursuit to bring colorful, vegetable and fruit-based pancake mixes to market. Approximately two years later, she launched Kickerfeast. Kickerfeast mix offers a healthier, delicious alternative to plain pancakes. This premium mix is made with simple, wholesome ingredients, giving you natural color and uncompromising flavor. Whether you want pancakes or waffles, the Kickerfeast mix is simple to use: Just add water! Enjoy the flavors and colors of Blueberry, Beet, Carrot, and Pumpkin. “Maintain a reserve. And it may be difficult at times but just keep a reserve because there will be unforeseeable financial expenses that you have never calculated. So it is really great to try to maintain a reserve”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8km

Darren Gallop is a business leader and security professional with over twenty years of experience as a CEO and CISO of companies that handle sensitive data. Having founded a non-profit organization, three service companies, and two tech startups in his career, he understands how to assess and manage risk in alignment with organizational goals. Currently the CEO and co-founder of Securicy, Darren’s unique perspective enables him to lead organizations through the process of baking security into their business practices while improving productivity. “I think that you should spend a lot of time understanding what it is that you want. Why are you being an entrepreneur? Why are you building this thing? Give that a lot of thought… Being the next Amazon is not the only way to build an amazing company, create a great lifestyle and generate yourself a lot of net wealth. So, you really want to understand and be true to yourself because every decision you make as you start building out your team from your cofounders to your investors are going to basically set the stage for the direction but that company has to go. You can’t go and raise 5,000,000 dollars of venture capital money and then decide after-the-fact that you changed your business model…”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8jv

Jason Davis has spent his entire two decade career in the music industry and worked with many worldwide stars, including Boyz ll Men, Sugar Ray, P. Diddy, Alabama, Lonestar, Dolly Parton, among many others. Davis is an entertainment industry executive with a broad range of titles. “having wisdom is the biggest key in business”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8iD

Brian Gregory is the Founder and CEO of Admanity and creator of its breakthrough online algorithm for small businesses. In about 5 minutes, the Admanity Protocol can analyze YOUR business and determine the advertising strategies, advertising formulas - even copywriting tactics that will be ideal for you - no matter what niche you're in! “allow twice as much time as you think it will take for the business to get off the ground. Don’t be overly optimistic about that. Guess that there will be three times the amount of money that you are going to need. You’ve got to spreadsheet, triple it right now. You can always give the money back. Get more money. Plan to need 10 times the endurance and the persistence that you think it will take because entrepreneurship is not easy. If it was everybody would be successful at it. So, you are going to need a lot more personal perseverance than you think”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8hL

Hayley Hobson is a Certified Health and Life Coach, Wellness Advocate and holistic health practitioner. After suffering from daily stomach aches for nearly 40 years and never feeling “well” in her body, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Working closely with several Naturopathic, Ayurvedic and Intergrative doctors, she quickly learned the importance of nutrition and nourishment in caring for her own well being. She completed a Health Coaching certification, two Raw Food certifications, a Life Coach Certification and has since become an essential oils educator. She now passionately shares her health journey, teachings and wisdom with global audiences, empowering women to take back their health and lives—to become free in body, mind and spirit. “I see a lot of entrepreneurs who are stuck and can’t figure out how to move forward and they envision where they want to be but they don’t know how to get there or they say they don’t know how to get there…. You want to change your results then you need to change the way that you think. So, my best pieces of advice … do a brain reload… Reboot”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-8gS