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Exploding eCommerce BrandsWill Haire, BellaVix – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 892 Will HaireWill Haire is the Co-Founder of BellaVix, a full-service Marketplace Marketing Agency for direct-to-consumer retail brands who want to aggressively grow sales on the world’s largest marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart. Will has worked with eCommerce businesses for many years in leading the strategic planning, implementation, and tactical execution of marketing strategies for products across all Amazon business segments. In his spare time, Will is a Father of two, Victoria and Sebastian, and handles most of the planning for family activities, which he loves. When not parenting, he appreciates good coffee or whisky, depending on the time of day. Will is passionate about helping brands achieve category domination.  Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Will Haire about exploding eCommerce brands.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How entrepreneurs need to understand the online marketplace eco-system.- Why you need to know what language to use to rank on Amazon.- How working with a lot of influences generates a lot of clout.- Why you might be looking at the wrong KPIs and what KPIs you should be tracking.- How it’s important for entrepreneurs to have a structure and clarity with their team. Connect with Will:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @BellaVix_AmazonFacebook facebook.com/BellaVixMarketingLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/will-haireLinkedin.com/company/bellavix Links Mentioned: bellavix.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disrupting Multiple Industries with Jaquish MedicalDr. John Jaquish, DoctorJ.com – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 891 Dr. John JaquishJohn Jaquish, PhD. has spent years researching and developing improved approaches to health. He is the inventor of the most effective bone density building medical technology which is now partnered with Tony Robbins and OsteoStrong for rapid clinic deployment. Inventor of X3, a technology that is proven to develop muscle much faster than conventional weight lifting, all with the lowest risk of joint injury, Dr. Jaquish methods are used in training the world's most elite athletes and associations such as the entire Miami Heat organization, various NFL and NBA players, as well as Olympians. Dr. Jaquish’s book explaining his non-conventional approach to human physiology is a WSJ best seller. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Dr. John Jaquish about disrupting multiple industries with Jaquish Medical.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How creating a product you don’t have to pitch leads to success.- Why you want to be able to fix health instead of relying on pharmaceutical drugs.- How scientific studies are often ignored because the average person doesn’t understand them.- Why being able to pivot your business is key for any kind of business practice.- How 99% of people who go to the gym never change anything. Connect with Dr. Jaquish:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @djaquishFacebook facebook.com/drjaquish Links Mentioned: doctorj.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sell Like a SpyJeremy Hurewitz, SellLikeASpy.net– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 890 Jeremy HurewitzJeremy Hurewitz’s career has spanned multiple sectors and incorporated years of international experience resulting in unique insights and perspectives that he leverages for a wide variety of clients. Jeremy started his career overseas, working for Project Syndicate for nearly a decade based out of Prague and Shanghai. Project Syndicate is an international newspaper association that Jeremy got involved with at a very early stage. He spearheaded a business development strategy that saw the association grow from a few dozen member newspapers in mostly Eastern Europe, to a truly global association of over 300 newspapers in over 100 countries. Jeremy grew the staff, established a publishing and analytics practice, and helped grow the editorial offerings from two series to several dozen.During Jeremy’s time abroad he also worked as a freelance journalist, writing on a variety of topics for dozens of publications around the world, and he was a stringer for the Business Times of Singapore and The South China Morning Post of Hong Kong. Jeremy continues to write regularly with recent articles appearing in Bloomberg, USA Today, and The Hill. Upon returning to the U.S. after nearly a decade overseas, Jeremy settled in New York City and worked for several well-known consulting companies, including in the world of corporate security. These consulting firms had many former intelligence officers (as well as members of the law enforcement and the military) on staff and Jeremy worked worked closely with these former spies. Jeremy came to notice how good these individuals were at connecting with clients, how quickly they were able to establish rapport and put people at ease and get them to open up. He started asking his colleagues more about these skills and as he learned more he began utilizing the methods he observed. He quickly noticed the tangible difference it made in his salesmanship and his ability to connect with clients. By practicing the same methods on sales targets that spies use to develop foreign agents, Jeremy was able to achieve some of the biggest and most meaningful sales of his career. Jeremy now works with clients to share these lessons and strategies to help them improve their ability to connect with targets, develop creative approaches to close deals, and overcome challenges.Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Jeremy Hurewitz about how to sell like a spy and establish rapport.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How living a multi-disciplinary life helps you connect deeply with others.- Why communication is all about connection and finding ways to connect.- How showcasing your vulnerability creates intimacy between you and your clients.- Why not asking questions can be as important as the questions you do ask.- How verbal mirroring can be used in sales and hostage situations. Connect with Jeremy:Guest Contact InfoLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/jeremyhurewitz Links Mentioned: selllikeaspy.net  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Finance to Fitness to Fiscal SuccessCody Allen, Digital Cartel Media – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 889 Cody AllenCody Allen is a former collegiate athlete turned entrepreneur. He organizes informational and practicable fitness events and business development seminars, expressing both sides of his laudable career knowledge.His years in the fitness space shined a light on how mental perspectives in competitive sports can improve a brand or company's exposure, performance, and success. As a result, he began outreach through Digital Cartel Media teaching clients The Allen Approach to business (it's better than the wrench!).His is a straightforward and practical formula in the digital world where content is king.Cody loves his work and knows it's nearly impossible to sustain a prosperous model when you're running on empty at the helm, feeling miserable or defeated every day, or lacking confidence in your vision. His company, Digital Cartel Media, helps people focus on their dream, and build their brand like a pro.Cody has partnered with some of the largest brands in the fitness industry including Optimum Nutrition, Ten Thousand, Pure Kana, Whoop, AND MOREHe's been featured on notable programming, including Thrive Global, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Medium, and SportsGossip.comAthletes live in a high-stress jungle. The margin between success and failure may be but a few seconds. Presentations and negotiations are like this, too. Using Mr. Allen's Ebook you can fine-tune your plans, gain greater consistency and clarity, discover your target audience, and determine how to get your message heard.Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Cody Allen about finding success fiscally, financially, and in fitness.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How there are many parallels between an athletic career and a business career.- Why people who focus on their health have more fruitful careers in their lives.- How efficiency is key when you’re trying to scale a business.- How business owners can immediately generate revenue by staying slim when they first open.- Why being authentic and building relationships is an important part of being a business owner. Connect with Cody:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @DCartelMediaInstagram @digitalcartelmediaFacebook facebook.com/digitalcartelmediaLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/digital-cartel-media Links Mentioned: digitalcartelmedia.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geek HerosPatryk Stanczak, Geek Heros – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 888 Patryk StanczakPatryk Stanczak is a Polish immigrant who has lived in Chicago his whole life, Elmwood Park to be exact. Being an immigrant and Citizen of America, he had the urge to serve his country and went on to serve in the Marine Corps from 2012-to 2017 rising to the ranks of Sargent while working with electronics and Radar Systems. Patryk got to go through Microsoft's MSSA program during his transition and learned a lot. Then, he finished his tour and returned to Chicago ready to take the marketing world by storm.Patryk went on to become the Chicago City Leader for Bunker Labs in order to continue to make an impact in the entrepreneurial and veteran community. At the same time, he fell in love with marketing and what it had to offer. It has so many parallels with the military which he loved and felt right at home with. Patryk is a marketing expert and wants to make an impact by helping small businesses make lots of money and change the world. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Patryk Stanczak about helping small businesses with their marketing.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How Geek Heros can help you market your small business in a number of ways.- Why sales and marketing should be married and how many small business owners don’t combine the two.- How small businesses should have automated sales funnels that lead clients to the next step.- Why being competitive and innovative is a big part of owning a small business.- How it is possible for small businesses to beat their big competitors. Connect with Patryk:Guest Contact InfoFacebook facebook.com/geekheroschicagoLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/geek-heros Links Mentioned:Geekheros.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding Original VoicesPeter Heller, Heller Highwater – The Sharkpreneur Podcast with Seth Greene Episode 887 Peter HellerThrough his company, Heller Highwater, Peter Heller manages writers and directors and produces projects for film and television. Current clients include, Jim LeBrecht (CRIP CAMP), Randall Jahnson (Oliver Stone’s THE DOORS), Danny Rubin (GROUNDHOG DAY), Carroll Cartwright (MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS), and Jon Crawford (THE INVISIBLE PILOT.)  Projects in development as a producer include THE HOT FLASH by Beth Dement with Amy Baer’s Landline/MRC and LIVE FROM THE VATICAN with producer Matt Jackson at Paramount.  Peter produced DREAMLAND, which premiered at Sundance and was distributed by Sony. The film stars John Corbett, Kelli Garner, Justin Long and Agnes Bruckner. He also produced LIKE MIKE, starring Little Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut and a number of NBA superstars; BROWN SUGAR, starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan and Queen Latifah; BONES, starring Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier; as well as FULL RIDE, CAUGHT UP, BARB WIRE and HOTEL DE LOVE. Before creating Heller Highwater, Peter was the Assistant Dean of Development and Industry Relations at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, had a similar position at LMU’s film school, ran the film division at Propaganda; was the Executive Vice President of Production for Spring Creek; the President of John Hughes’ production company, Hughes Entertainment and was the Executive Assistant to the Chairman of Universal Pictures, Tom Pollock. More recently, he has also been a visiting professor of screenwriting and producing at Academy of Art University in San Francisco and at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.  After receiving his BA in English from Wesleyan University, Peter worked in the theater in New York City first in production and then as a creative executive for Warner Theater Productions. He then attended Columbia University for his MBA before moving to Los Angeles.  Peter is a member of the Producers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Peter Heller about finding original voices.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How many layers are involved while writing and producing a movie.- Why writing and making movies is all about who your connections are in the industry.- How streaming services have made it difficult for original pilots to work at all.- Why the big pay days come from your producing fees, not your commissions.- How writers must know a little bit about the marketplace to develop and sell a script.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planning with PurposeJason Glisczynski, Silvertree – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 886 Jason GlisczynskiJason Glisczynski primarily works with business owners, executives, and people in leadership roles in the manufacturing industry using his Central Prosperity™ process. This methodology consists of investment consulting, advanced planning, and professional relationship management.  Jason’s has nearly 20 years of advisory experience, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, an Investment & Wealth Institute® member, and author of the International Best Selling Book Planning with Purpose: Solving Your Unique Retirement Puzzle.   His advanced planning approach addresses the 5 key financial concerns of successful individuals and families: making smart decisions with money and when investing, mitigating taxes, protecting their loved ones, their heirs, their legacy, preventing assets from being unjustly taken through litigation, divorce, or uncovered risks, and maximizing charitable gifts. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Glisczynski about planning with purpose.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How it’s important for business owners to have a plan for transitioning the business to someone else.- Why business owners really need to understand their timeline for exiting their business.- How it’s important to know where you are financially both in your business and in your personal life.- Why it’s important for professionals to know they can work with other professionals.- How business owners need to create good and easy to understand content for different forms of media. Connect with Jason:Guest Contact InfoFacebook facebook.com/people/Silvertree-LLC-Retirement-Planning/100063469914198LinkedIn linkedin.com/compay/silver-tree-llc Links Mentioned: silvertreeplan.com Investment Advisory Services offered through Brookstone Capital Management (BCM) LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor. Silvertree, LLC and BCM are separate companies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disrupting Publishing with Simply MediaDeaver Brown, Simply Media – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 885 Dave Deaver BrownFollowing several decades of management and executive experience, Deaver Brown matriculated at Harvard College. Majoring in history, he graduated Magna Cum Laude and set his sights on graduate school. Deaver Brown continued on at Harvard, entering the Business School with a focus on marketing and business. In 1968, he attained his MBA. Entering the workforce, Deaver Brown accepted a position in Product Management at General Foods. He oversaw the Cool Whip, Awake, and Birds Eye Vegetables products, which contributed to increases in the company’s overall sales.Armed with education and hands-on experience, Deaver Brown then founded Cross River, maker of the Umbroller stroller, as Co-CEO with his co-founder Alexandre Goodwin. Shortly after launching the company, Deaver Brown premiered the nation’s first stick folding stroller, propelling Cross River to the number one market share in both Canada and the U.S., among other countries. Cross River was sold to Rubbermaid, now Rubbermaid Newell. In 1977, he founded Deaver Brown & Associates, a consulting and sales firm. As President, he worked closely with Petersen Baby Products to spin off various physical and real estate properties, preparing the company for sale to Cosco, Inc. Deaver Brown was instrumental in landing Ames, Hills, Toys“R”Us, Zayre, TJ Maxx, and Caldor accounts for Cosco as well as participating in their LBO from Walter Kidde and later the sale of the company to Dorel of Montreal Canada.In 1982 Deaver Brown joined the 3 co-founders of American Power Conversion (APCC-NASDAQ) as the first VP of Sales; assisted to get the venture capital investment to assist the company making the transition from solar inverters into UPS’s power protection devices for the emerging PC business. APCC went on to ride the growth of the PC market as the leader in that market due to the brilliant engineers from MIT and Lincoln labs who created the best products at the lowest prices in the marketplace. APCC became one of the most successful companies in the 1990s after their IPO in 1988. It was later sold for over $6 billion, with no secondary stock offering required to get there, other than for current shareholders to liquidate some of their shares in an orderly manner. While consulting for his own company, Deaver Brown was welcomed as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at American Power Conversion. As the first to hold that position at APC, Brown found himself charged with numerous responsibilities: Deaver Brown wrote a business plan and raised money for the company, played a pivotal role in transitioning from solar inverters to internal uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and installed a specific beep sound effect in machines to alert the users to conditions such as low power.Following six years at Pride Retail Systems, an automator of retail systems, as CEO, Deaver Brown helped sell the rights to Digital Equipment (DEC) before becoming the publisher of Simply Magazine in 1997, where he has increased revenue to more than 12 times its previous amount since joining. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Deaver Brown about disrupting the publishing industry with Simply Media.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How products with lower prices make more in sales.- Why it’s important for serial entrepreneurs to listen to their customers.- How people learn more from shorter lectures, speeches, and courses.- Why entrepreneurs must have a vision and follow through on it to be successful.- How to create and foster good relationships with giant retail companies. Connect with Deaver:Guest Contact Info Links Mentioned: simplymedia.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post Purchase Pro MarketingSeth Stevens and Shawn Hart, Post Purchase Pro – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 884 Seth Stevens and Shawn HartSeth Stevens and Sean Hart specialize in helping Amazon sellers grow their revenue by building real relationships with their customers through email and text marketing. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Seth Stevens and Shawn Hart about helping people sell more on Amazon with Post Purchase Pro.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How post purchase marketing is everything that is done after the initial sale.- Why following up with you customers is an important part to any business.- How building everything around your brand allows you to exit your business successfully. - Why reminding your clients with follow up texts or emails about other services leads to more sales.- How the most valuable asset of any business is their customers. Connect with Seth and Shawn:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @postpurchaseproFacebook facebook.com/postpurchasepro Links Mentioned:postpurchasepro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Break Your Self Help AddictionBrian Ridgway, Level5Mentoring.com – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 883 Brian RidgwayAmong the ranks of great speakers delivering truly world-class content, Brian D. Ridgway brings something that is refreshingly original: His LIVE “Spellbreaks.” A "spell" is a mental, emotional and/or psychological state, often beyond our awareness or control. These unconscious spells are what underlies and creates a persons "triggers" - and their reactions to those triggers.In interviews, and in his work, Brian invites members of the audience to experience the power of Spellbreaking by sharing one of their unresolved, long-standing life-issues. He then helps them to dissolve their perception of the problem and helps them to permanently transcend that issue LIVE, in a matter of minutes.Even more incredible, due to the powerful energetics of Brian’s work, when the subject has their breakthrough, everyone in the audience experiences their OWN variation of the breakthrough.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Brian Ridgway about eliminating the illusion of problems to access your Infinite Intelligence.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How the self-help industry is a giant field of conflicting information with partial solutions.- Why admitting to knowing nothing will allow you to learn and grow more.- How a spell might manifest, what it might be, and how to know if you have one.- Why 100% personal responsibility equals 100% total personal freedom.- How responsibility is having infinite ever present possibility to respond to what presents itself in front of you, which is you.- You have the power to alter anything and everything inside of you. Connect with Brian:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@BrianDRidgwayInstagram@briandridgwayFacebookfacebook.com/BrianDRidgwaySpellbreakerLinks Mentioned:breakyourselfhelpaddiction.comLevel5mentoring.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices