SharkPreneur

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

VaVa Virtual AssistantsLauren Gall and Melanie Ammerman, VaVa Virtual Assistants – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 882 Lauren Gall and Melanie AmmermanLauren Gall and Melanie Ammerman founded VaVa Virtual Assistants over 10 years ago with the goal of helping small business owners achieve work/life balance and focus on the work they love. Like many entrepreneurs, when they first started out, they did everything on their own.Before they could build a 7-figure business leading a team of Virtual Assistants and serving clients with an array of diverse needs, they needed to master how to deliver a superior Virtual Assistant experience. They handled sales, winning new clients, andovereeing client management. They even took the role of Virtual Assistants for their clients. Melanie and Lauren are experts in developing as Virtual Assistants and creating a valuable experience for clients because they’ve seen it all. Gaining more satisfied clients and growing a team, VaVa Virtual experienced a 97% growth from 2016 to 2017 that was triggered by delegation and has been growing substantially year after year.Through their mission, they have stood side-by-side with entrepreneurs as they accomplish many of their goals and watch their businesses reach new growth targets. Sharing in those experiences—not only the wins but the challenges as well—has offered them a unique perspective of how to succeed no matter the client or circumstances. They are here today to share how they stumbled on (and then ironed out) their proven process! Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Lauren Gall and Melanie Ammerman about VaVa Virtual Assistants.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How VaVa Virtual Assistants provides administrative and social media support to small businesses.- How virtual assistants are real people, not an AI powered bot.- Why not every company needs a full time assistant, and why a virtual assistant might be a better fit.- How business owners get the best results from a virtual assistant when they are fully ready to bring one on.- How hiring a VaVa Virtual Assistant is like making an investment in your small business. Connect with Laruen and Melanie:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @vavavirtualFacebook facebook.com/vavavirtualassistantsLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/va-va-virtual-assistantsLinks Mentioned: VaVaVirtual.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Compliance Services for Healthcare ProvidersR. Jeffrey Hedges, RJ Hedges & Associates – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene and special co-host J. Diane Robinson Episode 881 R. Jeffrey HedgesR. Jeffrey Hedges, CDME, ABI, is President and CEO of R. J. Hedges & Associates of New Florence, PA. After serving in the United States Air Force for 27 years, Jeff transitioned into the private sector, initially developing software to help independent pharmacies understand and become compliant with HIPAA. In 2006, Jeff founded R.J. Hedges & Associates to support healthcare providers with compliance services and software solutions. R.J. Hedges & Associates offers comprehensive healthcare compliance consulting services for independent pharmacies, home health care facilities, medical supply companies, physicians and other small practices throughout the United States. They support clients’ needs in an ever-changing regulatory environment by providing complete, customized programs ready for implementation. These programs include policies and procedures, customized forms, checklists, compliance training and access to a knowledgeable staff. Currently working with over 500 facilities throughout the United States, R.J. Hedges & Associates’ compliance programs include: Compounding; DMEPOS; Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention; Hazardous Drugs; Human Resource Management; Immunizations; Medication Safety; Pharmacy and other state and federal compliance programs. Jeff is a sought-after speaker at numerous seminars and national conferences who educates his audiences on healthcare compliance, especially as it relates to the pharmacy and durable medical equipment (DME) communities. Jeff is currently serving with the National Council of Prescription Drug Plans (NCPDP) and the National Supplier Clearinghouse Advisory Council. He is the co-author of the National Community Pharmacists Association's HIPAA Security Handbook and has written many articles on HIPAA Compliance, Medicare Accreditation and other federal compliance topics. His podcasts on the Pharmacy Compliance Guide™ hosted on the Pharmacy Podcast Network range from Hazardous Drugs to Diabetic Shoes to Acquisitions and Mergers. Jeff served on the Board of Directors for the Board of Certification/Accreditation Intl (BOC) from 2010 through 2017 holding key positions of Vice Chair, Secretary and Member-At Large. In 2015, O&P News named Jeff one of the Top 175 Innovators in Orthotics and Prosthetics. In 2014 and 2016, the Better Business Bureau awarded R. J. Hedges & Associates second place in the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. In 2017, R.J. Hedges was named Western Pennsylvania’s Torch Award Winner for Marketplace Ethics. Professional credentials include Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) with the American Business Brokers Association (ABBA) and BOC Certified Durable Medical Equipment (CDME) Specialist. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with R. Jeffrey Hedges about supporting healthcare providers with compliance services.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How word of mouth marketing is a great way to get new clients.- Why it’s most important to be available to your clients when they need you.- How there are many benefits to working for RJ Hedges and Associates.- Why it’s good business to provide your employees with a robust 401k matching program.- How the business owners job is to protect their employees and their business. Connect with Jeffrey:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @RJHedgesFacebook facebook.com/RJHedgesLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/rj-hedges-associatesLinks Mentioned: rjhedges.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shepherding Screenwriting TalentScott Carr, Management SGC – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 880 Scott CarrScott Carr was born in Ontario, Canada, where he fell in love with movies and television at a young age. His father, a fisherman and small business owner, was one of the first in his neighborhood to get a satellite dish, and Scott would spend more time than he rightfully should have watching television and learning all he could about the craft and business of movie making - to the extent at which he made his own 90 minute original action film with many brave friends in high school. He collected movies and amassed over 1,200 titles, having his own veritable video store in his college apartment.He majored in Kinesiology and Film Studies at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he also played football and did competitive amateur bodybuilding, and upon graduating, he immediately relocated from Canada to Los Angeles. He eventually got his start in Hollywood in the William Morris Agency mailroom in Summer 2008, where he worked until the merger with Endeavor. He also worked at UTA for 3 years, and spent a year as a development executive at Hollywood Gang Productions at Warner Bros., before starting the literary management company Management SGC where he represents writers and directors in film and television. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Scott Carr about shepherding screenwriting talent.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How you need to make the right connections to make it the entertainment industry.- Why you should focus on the true representational needs of your client.- How starting and independent business is about realizing you must be self-sufficient.- Why you must build your business off the reputation you created working at other companies.- How to manage cash flow in your business when you don’t know when you’re going to get paid.Connect with Scott:Guest Contact InfoLinks Mentioned: management-sgc.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scaling B2B OnlineChris and Eric Martinez, The Dynamic Fit Pros– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 879 Chris and Eric MartinezChris and Eric Martinez are Business coaches and owners of "The Dynamic Fit Pros" where they help health and fitness coaches create more income, impact, influence, and independence in their coaching businesses. Along with being #1 International Best-Selling Authors, Podcasters, and Speakers. Chris and Eric have worked with over 800 health & fitness coaches to help them build their online businesses and scale them. After investing in high level business mastermind’s groups, elite coaching days with business and marketing coaches, losing $250k in mistakes, and having an online business for the last 10 years Chris and Eric's mission now is to pass on their gifts and expertise to other fitness coaches.Chris and Eric have also built a six -figure online fitness coaching business by the name of Dynamic Duo Training and have worked with thousands of people via online and in person to help them look better, feel better, perform better, and live a dynamic lifestyle through training, nutrition, mindset, personal development, and lifestyle practices. As successful entrepreneurs themselves, Chris and Eric believe that everyone has the right to an abundant lifestyle, and the responsibility to help others have the same.They practice what they preach daily and that’s to live a dynamic lifestyle, which in their eyes means to keep evolving in life, health, wealth, love, happiness, and to never live a static and complacent lifestyle. Be excited every morning and reach for the stars, you deserve it!  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Chris and Eric Martinez about scaling B2B companies online.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How having a mentor can change your life and help you grow your business.- Why you must be prepared to pivot your business in these rapidly changing times.- How being able to adapt in your business will allow you to get to the next level.- Why you limited beliefs and false thought patterns are your biggest enemy.- How you should come from a place of abundance, not scarcity when you’re trying to build your business. Connect with Chris and Eric:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @chrisandericmInstagram @chrisandericmartinezFacebook facebook.com/ChrisandEricMartinezLinks Mentioned: dynamicfitpros.comriseofthefitpros.com/book1591229422414linktr.ee/chrisandericmartinezliveadynamiclifestyle.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ultimate Sales MachineAmanda Holmes, Chet Holmes International – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 878 Amanda HolmesAmanda Holmes is the CEO of Chet Holmes International (CHI) which has worked with over 250,000 businesses worldwide. The company is based on the teachings of it’s late great founder, her father, Chet Holmes. His cult classic NYT best selling book “The Ultimate Sales Machine” has been translated in 15 languages, with the new edition of the book scheduled for release in August of 2022.Ten years ago Chet unexpectedly passed leaving Amanda as the heir at 24 years old with hundreds of staff and zero succession plan. Amanda has merged her father’s proven process with her own forward-thinking ideas to connect the old-school sales process with hybrid online and offline instant gratification short attention span we see of consumers today. Her success has made it clear that she was born to lead. In the first two year of taking helm of the company, Amanda increased leads by 1176%, and doubled coaching clients two years in a row. Since then, Amanda has continued to carry on the legacy a decade after her father's passing.Amanda’s mission is to teach the last and most important lesson that her father never got to reveal to radically change the lives of those passionate about success and sales. These new innovations will be available in the new edition of her father’s cult classic book which will be released in August of 2022.Amanda has been featured in Inc, Entrepreneur, Forbes, ABC, as well as spoken on stages for some of the biggest names in the industry including Berkshire Hathaway, Traffic and Conversion, and HubSpot’s Inbound.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Amanda Holmes about her father’s book, The Ultimate Sales Machine.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How Chett Holmes invented 12 ways for businesses to double their sales.- Why going after a smaller number of bigger buyers is cheaper than going after everyone.- How your best prospects might be contacts you already have in your phone.- Why one client can change your whole business, and how to make that happen.- How 40% of content online actually hinders your sales. Connect with Amanda:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @AmandaHolmesInstagram @amanditaholmesFacebook facebook.com/amandaholmespageLinks Mentioned: ultimatesalesmachine.com howtodoublesales.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing E-Commerce Brands with Neon FluxAdam Wellington, Neon Flux – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 877 Adam WellingtonAdam Wellington is the CEO & Co-Founder of Neon Flux, a data-first brand accelerator. He has over 15 years of experience in the online marketing space and has worked on a range of campaigns across a series of direct-to-consumer brands. Adam has successfully generated over $250 million in online sales for his own brands, and has generated nine-figure revenues for large name-brand clients.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Adam Wellington about growing e-commerce brands with Neon Flux.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How business owners need the right team of people to succeed.- How Neon Flux helps businesses accelerate and scale their brand.- Why marketing requires so much more than just airing advertisements.- How Neon Flux can help anyone with a direct-to-consumer business.- How it’s important to have meaningful relationship with a small number of partners. Connect with Adam:Guest Contact InfoLinks Mentioned: neonflux.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reinventing businesses with eCircle AcademyNicky Billou, eCircle Academy – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 876 Nicky BillouThe eCircle Live Immersion Workshop is taught by Nicky Billou and his team of world class experts. Nicky is the cofounder of eCircle Academy, a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Georgetown University’s M.Sc. in Foreign Service Program, and has studied business growth and ethical persuasion for decades. He’s an international bestselling author, host of the #1 podcast for thought leaders. He has helped dozens of business owners, coaches, and consultants became recognized thought leaders and grow their business by 6 to 8 figures a year. Nicky isn’t some professor in an ivory tower. He gets into the trenches with his clients, locks arms with them like family members, and has helped the majority of them add 6 to 7 figures in their business. Dozens of Nicky’s clients have dramatically increased their revenue after learning the eCircle Success System. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Nicky Billou about reinventing businesses with eCircle Academy.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How life and business are about people, not numbers and money.- Why business owners should focus on helping people.- How it doesn’t matter if you’re the best at what you do if you’re not marketing yourself.- Why starting a podcast is a great way to stand out as an expert in your field.- How you should reframe your business from selling to your customers to serving your customers. Connect with Nicky:Guest Contact InfoLinks Mentioned: ecircleacademy.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gold in the USAStephen Flood, GoldCore – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 875 Stephen FloodStephen Flood is the CEO of GoldCore and has been part of the company for over a decade. Ensuring the business runs effectively, he works with select clients and strategic partners to cultivate new business opportunities.After a BSc Hons degree in Business at Portobello Business College in Dublin, Ireland, Stephen began his career in finance. He held financial and trading posts in New York, before joining Goldman Sachs as a Sales Trader in Equity Derivatives.Later returning to Ireland from the US, he put his experience in trading, risk, and financial markets at Goldman to good use. His entrepreneurial drive led him to establish his own financial services firm at GoldCore. Stephen now leads a group of professionals who advise clients on gold and silver purchasing.He is married with three young, lively boys, and, when he's not at work, he loves the outdoor life. He resides in the rural Dublin Mountains and enjoys mountain walking and biking with the family. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stephen Flood about the importance of having real gold.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How gold is a safe haven when other economic bubbles burst.- Why it’s important to be honest and tell the truth as a business owner.- How entrepreneurs must teach themselves the business of business.- Why it’s important for business owners to do what they say they’re going to do.- How growing your business in multiple countries can be challenging but worth it. Connect with Stephen:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@GOLDCOREFacebookfacebook.com/GoldCoreLinkedInLinkedin.com/company/goldcoreLinks Mentioned:goldcore.comgoldintheusa.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simply NotedRick Elmore, Simply Noted – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 874 Rick ElmoreRick Elmore is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert. As the Founder and CEO of Simply Noted, Rick developed a proprietary technology that puts real pen and ink to paper to scale handwritten communication, helping businesses of all industries scale this unique marketing platform to stand out from their competition and build meaningful relationships with clients, customers, and employees. Founded in 2018 and based in Tempe, Arizona, Simply Noted has grown into a thriving company with clients of various sizes across the country including in hospitality, real estate, insurance, nonprofit, franchise, B2B, and others. Rick has served as the company’s CEO since its founding, for more than four years, and has over a decade of sales and marketing industry experience. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rick Elmore about using Simply Noted to scale handwritten communication.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How handwritten notes have a 99% open rate.- How you can automate sending handwritten notes using Simply Noted.- Why you have to offer a good experience and a good product to get repeat customers.- Why having a solid team to work with is great for business.- How it’s important for entrepreneurs to always bet on themselves. Connect with Rick:Guest Contact InfoLinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simply-notedLinks Mentioned:simplynoted.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices