The Entrepreneur Way

Our next guest is a serial entrepreneur, who has founded and nurtured thirteen businesses over three decades. He has also been a ‘leader of leaders’, having served as International President of the elite Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Troy Hazard now shares his experiences through his speaking engagements, his media appearances, and his books. “be vulnerable I suppose is the simplest way to look at it. And by that I mean be open and honest and real with your true position as a business leader with the true position of the businesses you lead and the true position of people you lead. And if you can be vulnerable and open what you tend to do is ask more questions. And the more questions you ask the more interesting answers your receive and the more knowledge you will gain because of those answers”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7ph

Woodrow Levin is the Founder and CEO of Extend, an API-first solution company that allows any merchant to offer extended warranties and protection plans on the products they sell to their customers in order to drive incremental bottom line net income, increase purchase conversions, and create more loyal customers through an elegant customer experience “ask yourself what drives you? Why do you want to build this company? Is it because you want to help a family member? Is it because you want to grow a business? Is it because you want to become rich? And there is nothing wrong with that. What motivates you? Because you are true to yourself and you are honest with yourself about why you are doing this then you can really move towards success. If you say you are doing it because you say you want to help people but all you want to do is make money then how you go about it is going to be misaligned. You need to figure out what drives you and use that in order to drive business and your team forward”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7pb

As the founders of GiftCast, Tim Campbell and Joel Deitz each bring over 20 years of experience, expertise, strategy and entrepreneurial skills and have developed the first ever mobile gifting app, which they created in 2017. The app allows users to send a video and money gift through your phone. “always believe in yourself and your vision. There is going to be challenges, there is going to be people who second-guess you, they will second-guess you and your idea, there is going to be times when you actually second-guess yourself, you are going to get down. You are going to wonder should I keep doing this, is it ever going to make it, should I just stop now? But don’t. There is no better feeling when someone buys your product for the first time and it has a positive impact on whatever they are doing”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7p9

Scott Dubois is the Co-Founder of Pidalia, a digital consultancy of senior-level strategists, creatives, and technologists that wrestle with their clients’ messy business problems. Scott is also a Partner at Gingham Ventures an early stage investment firm that also advises businesses on strategy and execution. Scott’s superpower is creatively combining technology with communications, and integrating them into how a company grows their business. Scott is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of technology, marketing strategy, user engagement, and cross-media communications as well as a mentor for the MassChallenge and EforAll startup accelerators. “just always be willing to adapt. We know the market is going to change, the business might look different in three, five years and that’s okay as long as it aligns with your vision for what it is that you want to be to do for those that you are serving”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7p5

After teaching English in Japan, she forged a successful PR career in London working on local, regional, UK, EMEA and global levels, managing Pan European teams, mentoring staff and exceeding board level expectations time and again. Today Natalie Trice lives in Devon and works with female business owners and experts and has extensive experience in the B2B, broadcast, charity, consumer, corporate and lifestyle sectors. She is the author of two books, PR School and Cast Life and is the founder of DDH UK, a global charitable trust that supports thousands of people around the world who are dealing the hip issues, like her second son. “don’t give up… I think if you have got that end goal and you just think I am not going to give up… You have got to keep going and then when you get the good things and you get the wins you write those down. And I do that myself and I keep a jar and I fold things up and if something good has happened whether that’s a piece of media coverage or it’s some good feedback or it’s a great trip to London I put those in. And at the end of the year you have got this great pile of paper to tell you actually won’t really well and why you do carrying on doing what you do”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7oZ

Payman Taei is the founder of Visme, bootstrapped on 10K budget and is one of the leading Visual Communication tools used by over 3.5 million users from over 100 countries including leading Non-profits and Fortune 500 companies that includes IBM, WorldBank, Capital One and General Dynamics. He’s also the Founder of Respona (Just launched) The all-in-one PR/Blogger outreach tool that empowers marketers to promote their brands at a fraction of the cost and effort of traditional methods. “you have to have this relentless pursuit of improvement. You are going to fail a lot and there is going to be… It’s like climbing a ladder or giant staircase, you take two steps back and you are going to fall down. As long as the steps forward exceed the steps that you take back then you are moving ahead… If you are at the very beginning of entrepreneurship take the first leap of faith… You have got to start somewhere and continue moving, baby steps”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7oT

Paul Barmes, designer and founder of Barmes, created the lifestyle brand in 2012 to redefine the way people live, work, and move. An eclectic artist and entrepreneur, Paul brings extensive business leadership to his position, where he oversees the brand’s design and vision. Prior to spearheading Barmes, Paul led successful furniture companies where he designed, developed, and marketed corporate products nationally and globally. During his entrepreneurship, he has received notable design accolades for his products, including furniture and computer monitor arms. When he’s not busy optimizing travel experience, Paul enjoys engaging in local charities and connecting with people from many walks of life. “trust your instincts, embrace change, resilience is a key factor if you want to be an entrepreneur, act with integrity. and continue to evolve personally is a key ingredient personally as it will add value to yourself, to the people around you and to the audience that you are wanting to appeal to ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7oN

Sharon Cully is the founder of Simply Processes, where she helps entrepreneurs find the time to grow their business, make more money and create more freedom. With 15+ years’ experience working with leading global brands, Sharon has helped companies around the world increase performance, minimize costs and meet customer's needs. She now helps entrepreneurs scale up by gaining control of their business processes. “what I found was the skills and experience that I have seem quite ordinary to me but that others find those skills to be very helpful. And so things that come naturally to me and I think will surely if I can do it everyone can do it, actually that’s not the case. So I have learned that it’s a great idea to figure out what your strengths are, what you find easy, what people thank you for and to go after those as a basis for your business if you are interested in going into business for yourself. And that way you will not only enjoy the work that you do but you will be able to help others who really don’t find it as easy as you do to do the things that you do ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7oJ

Fred Hubler (Mr. Retainer) is an accomplished financial advisor with more than 18 years of success in financial services and technology. He founded Creative Capital Wealth Management Group and grew the firm to 11 states. The practice focuses on retainer-based wealth management. As Chief Wealth Strategist, Fred works with individuals and families to serve their financial needs and achieve their goals. Fred is an inspiring speaker with a deep knowledge of market leadership, business development, goal execution and wealth management. He is an innovative leader with a keen eye for unique solutions and vast knowledge in alternative wealth creation strategies. He built a framework to allow third-party experts to collaborate with and assist his clients, a practice now spreading throughout the industry. He is also a certified Behavioral Financial AdvisorTM (BFATM). “start as soon as you can whether you think you are ready. The business owners that I know failed but failed forward, learn from their mistakes. I think you can start on starting a way that if you take a misstep it is not catastrophic so be smart. So, I would say start now but be smart now to.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7oC

Juan Carlos Abello saw the need for a hospitality-focused solution such as Nuvola after working in the hotel industry for more than a decade. His first-hand experience sparked the notion that there has to be a better and easier way for staff to communicate with each other and with their guests. Abello began his career in the hotel industry shortly after moving back to the U.S. at the age of 17. He has worked in nearly every aspect of hotel operations, but always found himself focused on one thing - elevating the guest service experience. It’s his passion for the guest experience that led him to managerial and director of operations roles with leading hotel brands such as Morgans Hotel Group and DoubleTree. It’s also what made him take an interesting career move into technology that later resulted in the development of Nuvola. Following his tenure in the hotel industry, Abello was director of operations at a bourgeoning technology company in Italy called ZeitGroup. Discovering the ways in which technology can be used to successfully manage business operations, he was encouraged to take his passion for the hotel industry and his insight into technology to create a new career for himself. Abello foresaw the ways in which a cloud-based software would be able to connect hoteliers and their guests. His unique blend of experience bred the concept for Nuvola and feeds Abello’s passion for its mission to bridge the gap between the hospitality industry and those it serves. Abello graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida International University with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration in General Management from Emory University. “you need to make sure that you have a culture that is well-defined. Even if it changes overall the core values of it you have to make sure that they are there and you don’t change them. And make sure that the first five co-workers that you hire are committed with you for the long run and that they have the flexibility, they can adapt to what could potentially, and it always always happens, to vast changes that are going to happen in your business. So, don’t be quick to hire, follow your intuition but make sure that you get that by in”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7ox