The Entrepreneur Way

Eriks Celmins is an Australasian award-winning radio programmer. He uses insights for a deeper understanding of the audience, and a winning market share. His creative content flair, combined with his analytical side, form a unique research perspective. Which he now presents to general business as The Engagement Method for innovation. “firstly and it might seem very basic but understand your market and particularly getting beyond your social circle which is where you naturally go. And Of course you can take some sale dings early on with where you are heading. But one of the big reasons for getting beyond that is I believe you have to have a clear point of difference that’s meaningful to you or potential customers because the world is so crowded now with a lot of me to offerings. As I said earlier you can come up with a very good basic offering but if you don’t have a point of difference it’s going to be very hard to market”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7jE

Bill Bice has always been an entrepreneur. At age 18 he founded ProLaw Software, which became tremendously successful and sold to Thomson Reuters. Now having built or invested in over 25 companies, Bill is passionate about enabling smaller businesses to more effectively compete with their larger competitors through good marketing. “really appreciate how lucky you are that you get to do what you do. It’s so hard being an entrepreneur and I think it’s really easy to get wrapped up in all of the challenges that come with that. It’s one of the reasons that I’m a big fan of having a peer support network because it’s really tough to go through that you don’t have others doing the same thing particularly if you are the CEO of the company because nobody really appreciates the challenges you have”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7jA

After over 20 years in the healthcare industry, Shane Foss decided to use his passion for technology to improve healthcare operations and products. In 2018, he launched Hooray Health, an unconventional health insurance company that works hard to make healthcare coverage simple, accessible, and affordable. Shane educates others on what they deserve and should expect from a health insurance company, as well as what employers in the current job market need to reward and retain employees. “patient, understand that it’s going to take twice as long as long as you think it’s going to take to be successful and stay determined. I think if you believe in yourself and believe in your product you are going to be successful and you just need to be patient”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7jw

Thomas Kutzman is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Prevu, a customer-focused digital home buying platform delivering industry-leading efficiency and savings. Frustrated over the lack of control and transparency he experienced throughout the homebuying process, he launched Prevu in 2017 with his good friend, Chase Marsh, to establish a smarter way to transact. Before Prevu, Thomas spent 12 years working at highly established asset management firms in both the US and Europe, where he gained valuable experience investing in technology companies. He has been an active real estate investor for over a decade. Thomas holds a BS in Finance & Accounting from the Stern School of Business at NYU. “experimentation and innovation: we are big believers that the data will guide you and just be responsive to that data. Don’t be afraid to make some changes that could lead to unlocking the real secret sauce of what’s going to drive the next wave of the growth of your business. So, don’t be stubborn and just continually experiment and iterate. Every great company does it and I think you will be really much better off by having that data”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7jr

Teneshia Jackson Warner is an award-winning multicultural marketing expert, purpose-driven entrepreneur and author of the new book "The Big Stretch: 90 Days to Expand Your Dreams, Crush Your Goals, and Create Your Own Success" (McGraw-Hill Education, November 22, 2019), is a soul-searching, life-transforming, 12-week boot camp based on concepts from that reveals how to get from where you are to where you dream to be - in life and in business. “lead with purpose in everything that you do. And so, making sure that you are extremely clear. What is the purpose of your business? What are you offering? How does it serve others? What becomes possible in the lives of others because your product or service exists? Those are key questions that are all grounded and rooted in purpose and if you can solve those questions you remain valuable in the minds of your customers… So, staying true to that purpose is very important. It’s not to say that it can’t evolve over time in how you deliver on that purpose but knowing the why is very important”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7jm

Jeff Rose is an entrepreneur disguised as a certified financial planner, author and blogger. Jeff is an Iraqi combat veteran having served in the Army National Guard for nine years, including a 17-month deployment to Iraq in 2005. He's best known for his award-winning blog GoodFinancialCents.com and book, "Soldier of Finance: Take Charge of Your Money and Invest in Your Future." He's also the founder of Wealth Hacker Labs, a movement to teach accelerated wealth-building strategies to future generations. He currently writes for Business Insider, US News & World Report, Forbes, Entrepreneur and has been featured in major sites such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Reuters, and Fox Business. “focus on who are you trying to help. You always hear of defining your avatar, figuring out niche… And remember that in anything and everything that you do. And what is the next step that you can help that person accomplish. Because any time you can help somebody achieve something even as small as buying a domain or opening an online investment account. They are such small things but they can lead to such tremendous impact and those people always remember you for helping them take action”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7ji

Emmy award-winner and best-selling author David McCourt is one of the world’s most successful, award-winning business people. Over the past thirty years he has founded or bought over twenty companies in nine countries, becoming a leader in the technology, media and telecommunications industries. The Economist describes him as possessing “incredible credentials as a telecom revolutionary”. “always forward just like my mother said, always forward”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7je

Kelly McCausey start in business in 2002. At the time she was a single mom with one young son, she made graphics and websites for other home based business owners. She worked hard and charged too little for her time. Thankfully, Kelly learned quickly there are smarter ways to build an income online. For many years now, she no longer trade hours for dollars. Kelly blogs, has a podcast, she designs, she partners, she creates information products, runs membership programs, hold live retreats and coaches others to get where they want to be in their online business. “elevate relationships over money. Go into networking opportunities looking to make friends not gather leads. Seek to be of service. I really really value a mutual experience in networking”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7j9

Katherine Liola is the Founder & CEO of Concentric Private Wealth, where she and her team stick firmly to the belief that financial management isn't just about markets and algorithms. It's about people - their values, their goals, their life. Katherine started a movement to change the way others think about money, mindset, and health, providing the tools they need to live a more transformational life. Through her own life experience and professional expertise, she is taking the lead in experiencing the power of investing in YOU. “really focus on who you are as a person, to make the space to hear yourself, for you to see yourself, for others to see you, to be honest with yourself. If you are not working on yourself you might still have wild financial success but for that success to mean something to you have to be connected with it. And for you to be able to create the true impact that you are seeking to create again a connection to you is so key and that’s what’s also going to be able to support you in your leadership because there will be a lot of distractions. So, if you can be centred on your values, if you can have that care of making sure that you are getting what you need but also giving yourself the attention in terms of learning opportunities so that you can grow that’s going to be incredibly huge. So I would say focus on you as a person”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7j3

Kristen Denzer is the CEO and Founder of Tierra Encantada, a chain of Spanish immersion daycare and preschool centers that feature organic, fresh-cooked meals. Tierra has four corporate locations with a fifth opening in Spring of 2020. They just launched franchising nationally in May - and already awarded a multi-unit deal. “think about when you are older, think about when you are 80, 90 years old and what you would feel proud about saying and what you think you would regret. Because a lot of people they think about things and they don’t really look at the bigger picture. When you are that age in your older you are going to look back and you are going to regret the chances that you didn’t take, you will regret the time that you didn’t spend with your family, you will regret not going for it and doing something that you really loved and the time you spent working at a job that you hated. And so, the biggest advice I can give is don’t let yourself be someone who just wonders what if. Take action, even if it’s every day, whether it’s just one thing that takes you closer. Because most people underestimate the resources that are out there and how helpful people are”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7iZ