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833: Putting the Personal Back in Personal Injury Law , Jonathan Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld Injury LawyersPutting the Personal Back in Personal Injury LawJonathan Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 834 Jonathan RosenfeldJonathan Rosenfeld is an Illinois lawyer with a nationwide practice who represents members of our society who have been seriously injured or killed due to the irresponsible acts of an individual or company. The injured have the same rights as everyone else — to be treated with compassion and respect — but their vulnerability means they need special protection and representation against those who injure, neglect, or abuse them.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jonathan Rosenfeld about putting the personal back in personal injury law.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How a person has to have a substantial and legitimate injury to receive a settlement.- Why people deserve financial compensation for their injuries.- How one of the biggest mistakes people make is not hiring a lawyer for their personal injury case.- Why you should reach out to a personal injury attorney immediately after an incident.- How hiring an attorney can yield substantially more money than handling a personal injury incident on your own.Connect with Jonathan:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @rosenfeldjFacebook facebook.com/Rosenfeld.Injury.LawyersLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/rosenfeld-injury-lawyersLinks Mentioned: rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

832: Growing Your Business with Travel Incentives , Marco Torres, MarketingBoost.comGrowing Your Business with Travel IncentivesMarco Torres, MarketingBoost.com– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 832 Marco TorresMarco Torres is the Founder of MarketingBoost.com, he has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold using incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing using “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are raking in sales with his advice and amazingly affordable subscription program.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Marco Torres about growing your business with travel incentives.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- Why good reviews and video testimonials are powerful marketing tools.- How affiliate marketing is a great way to help your business grow.- Why businesses must create their own internal incentives.- How the offerings have no strings attached from MarketingBoost.com.- Why MarketingBoost.com is a win-win-win for Marketing Boost, the Marketing Boost member, and the consumer. Connect with Marco:Links Mentioned:MarketingBoost.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

831: Crushing It with Content Marketing at Message Lab , Ben Worthen, Message Lab Crushing It with Content Marketing at Message LabBen Worthen, Message Lab – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 831 Ben WorthenBen Worthen is CEO of Message Lab, an award-winning agency that combines journalism, data, and design to craft content and create experiences that get real results. Ben and his team help clients figure out how to tell stories that people actually want to hear. Ben developed his storytelling and investigative savvy working as a journalist for 13 years, winning many national awards for news and feature writing. In 2007, he joined The Wall Street Journal, where he covered the tech industry and wrote more than 50 Page One stories. Before Message Lab, Ben was editor-in-chief at Ready State and head of content at Sequoia Capital. Over the last two years, Message Lab has won 7 Content Marketing Awards and been a finalist for 16 more. Current and former clients include Facebook, Google, GoDaddy, ServiceNow, Elastic, and Silicon Valley Bank. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Ben Worthen about crushing it with content marketing.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How most people are looking to be entertained or informed, they aren’t looking to buy something.- Why companies don’t know how to reach people when they aren’t looking to buy.- How you want to expand the ways in which you can build a relationship with a potential customer.- Why making someone a repeat customer of your ideas will likely make them a customer of your products.- How you want to create content that people choose to pay attention to. Connect with Ben:Guest Contact InfoLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/benworthenLinks Mentioned: messagelab.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

830: Marketing Lessons Learned from Horses , Justin Long, Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic Marketing Lessons Learned from HorsesJustin Long, Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 830 Justin LongJustin B. Long is an author, business owner, and the host of the podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth which he produces with his wife, Dr. Erica Lacher. His best- selling book series, The Adventures of the Horse Doctor’s Husband, has been enjoyed by readers all over the world. While his wife’s mission is to make the world a better place for horses, Justin’s mission is to make the world a better place for people by helping men learn to understand themselves and grow into their full potential. Justin’s current book, The Righteous Rage of a Ten-Year-Old Boy, is a raw, intense examination of his childhood, the traumatic events that formed his negative self-image, and his journey through therapy to overcome it all.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Justin Long about marketing lessons learned from horses.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How educating your clients on where their money is best spent is a good marketing strategy.- Why it’s important to have a strong mission statement for your company.- How you can build client relationships through writing a book and having a podcast.- How you can use your podcast to have difficult conversations you couldn’t have with your clients.- Why you should be cross promoting yourself on your different media channels. Connect with Justin:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @springhillequineFacebookFacebook.com/SpringhillEquineLinks Mentioned: springhillequine.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

829: The Power of Podcasting , Jason Cercone, Cercone Consulting The Power of PodcastingJason Cercone, Cercone Consulting – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 829 Jason CerconeJason Cercone is a brand strategist, podcaster, and Founder of Cercone Consulting where he helps entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals leverage the brand-building power of the podcast medium to establish authority, increase visibility, and accelerate growth. He's also the host of Evolution of Brand, a podcast featuring self-defined entrepreneurs and professionals sharing inspirational stories and tactical brand-building strategies. Jason is on a mission to give you a well-rounded understanding of the podcast platform and utilize it to tell stories, enhance awareness, build confidence, and take their brands to the next level.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Cercone about the power of podcasting.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How you can make an impact by both being a guest on a podcast and having your own podcast.- Why there is so much value in the medium of podcasts and how you can accomplish so much if you do it right.- How you’re missing out on connecting with your audience when you don’t appear on podcasts.- Why the best way to grow your podcast and its audience is by going on other podcasts.- How you want to maximize your ability to network every time you host or appear on a podcast.Connect with Jason:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@jasoncerconeInstagram@jasoncerconeFacebookfacebook.com/podtheoryLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncercone Links Mentioned:jasoncercone.com/sharkpreneur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

828: “Cuban” Estate Planning , Leslie Marenco, Trust Counsel  “Cuban” Estate PlanningLeslie Marenco, Trust Counsel – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 828 Leslie MarencoLeslie V. Marenco is a partner who focuses her practice in the areas of Asset Protection, Estate Planning, and Corporate Transactions. Leslie is an attorney dedicated to helping both domestic and foreign families and businesses make the very best legal decisions throughout their life. She develops lifelong relationships with her clients, serving as a trusted advisor to them and to their families. Leslie expertly guides her clients as they preserve and protect their assets and legacies, including their intellectual, spiritual, and human assets.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Leslie Marenco about the importance of having a comprehensive estate plan.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How the coordination of your assets including your business and estate plan is crucial.- Why your estate planner needs to know what your corporate documents say when planning your retirement. - How people don’t realize the tax consequences that could happen by changing ownership of properties. - Why people should be seeking good advice from their estate planners and attorneys.- How professionals in similar fields are a great way to gain new clients.Connect with Leslie:Guest Contact InfoFacebookfacebook.com/MarencoLaw Links Mentioned:https://trustcounsel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

827: Inventing Our Modern Communication Systems , Aleksander Szlam, Szlam Enterprises Inventing Our Modern Communication SystemsAleksander Szlam, Szlam Enterprises – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 827 Aleksander SzlamFor the past several years, Aleksanader Szlam has provided consulting services focused on helping businesses achieve incredible results through strategy, technology and innovation.  Previously, as Chairman and CEO of Melita International, Inc. and Inventions Inc. (businesses he founded in 1979 and renamed in 2002 under the trading name of eShare Communications, Inc.), Mr. Szlam and wife Halina took the companies from one-employee business operating out of their garage and evolved it into a publicly traded, profitable debt-free global leader. The innovations and business solutions conceived by Melita Int’l and Inventions Inc laid the foundation for Call Centers and the intelligent Customer Interaction Management (CIM) industry, with its presence in 45 countries. Company’s first innovation, the auto dialer and inbound/outbound call processing systems were used by schools to alert parents of child’s absence and by utility companies for emergency notifications and deployment of service personnel.  Mr. Szlam’s personal vision, and the foundation of his business philosophy, is to provide solutions that enhance communications and benefit people around the world. Throughout Mr. Szlam’s career, he has been a driving force behind establishing contact center industry standards, including: student truancy dialers, answer detection, predictive dialing, Caller ID, inbound/outbound call blending, skills-based intelligent call routing, announcing ‘predicted hold time’ with options for call back, Computer Telephony Interface (CTI) enabling PABXs to serve Call Centers, etc., while building solutions based on innovative technologies and human factors. As a prolific and active inventor, Mr. Szlam’s name is associated with more than 50 US and International patents and more than 100 pending applications throughout the world, for hundreds of technological inventions and business solutions, including technologies upon which global contact center industry and mobile telecommunications are built today. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Aleksander Szlam about inventing our modern communication system.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How discovering what people need before they know they need keeps entrepreneurs on the cutting edge. - Why entrepreneurs should want to create solutions that help people live a better life.- How working with someone close to you can be beneficial for your company.- Why merging with a multi-million-dollar corporation might not be in the best interest for your company.- How you want to hire people for your company who are committed team players.Connect with Aleksander:Guest Contact InfoLinkedInLinkedin.com/in/aleksander-szlam-793160  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

826: Art of Tea, Steve Schwartz Art of TeaSteve Schwartz, Art. of Tea – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 826 Steve SchwartzSteve Schwartz is known by many authoritative figures in the tea industry as a Master Tea Blender. He has blended award winning teas under our Art of Tea brand and his blends have won awards offered under our private label program for tea companies around the world. His drive and passion for expanding people’s knowledge and history of tea is captivating. Steve has lectured sold out tea blending classes for World Tea Conventions and frequently travels to offer educational programs on tea and tea blending.Through his travels in Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East, Steve and Art of Tea have developed close relationships with farmers and distributors. These personal relationships, a hallmark at Art of Tea, make possible the offering of top tier organic teas and select botanicals, while ensuring that both employees and teas are treated with great respect. At Art of Tea, our intensive care program combines aesthetics with passion, flavor and high-quality control.Art of Tea offers Customized Tea Menus, Retail Teas, Pyramid Tea bag Line, Hospitality Tea Program, Customized Blends, and Training.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Steve Schwartz about his brand, The Art of Tea.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How hiring people is important but must be done to grow your company.- Why you should focus on what you’re good at and hire people to do the rest.- How there will be people out there who love to do what you hate doing for your company.- Why it’s important to constantly focus on innovation as an entrepreneur. - How innovation includes listening carefully to what your customers are looking for.Connect with Steve:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@artofteaInstagram@artofteaFacebookfacebook.com/TheArtOfTea Links Mentioned:artoftea.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

825: Reasonable Business Law , Bryan Yarnell, Volk Law Offices Reasonable Business LawBryan Yarnell, Volk Law Offices – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 825 Bryan YarnellBryan J. Yarnell, Esq., has been admitted to the Florida Bar (1996), Texas Bar (1998), all Florida and Texas Federal District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Yarnell first attended Louisiana Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering graduating summa cum laude (1987). He joined the US Navy while in college and upon graduation he began teaching Nuclear Physics at Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando. After completing his service in the U.S. Navy (1993), Yarnell attended Harvard Law School and received his juris doctor degree graduating cum laude (1996).Mr. Yarnell has worked at multi-national law firms, midsized local Florida lawfirms, and has been a solo practitioner. He also has represented an oil company and a treatment center as their outside general counsel. He primarily advised the oil company, publicly traded, on SEC and contract issues. He also advised a closely held treatment center as outside counsel on various healthcare related issues and business issues.  He now practices in a mid-sized firm in Melbourne, Florida since 2019. He has focused his practice on contract drafting, business formation, operating agreements, construction contracts, and other transactional matters for local businesses.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bryan Yarnell about reasonable business law.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How entrepreneurs need to understand the tax implications of starting a new business.- Why business owners should have limited liabilities companies instead of partnerships.- How corporations have stricter legal requirements than limited liability companies. - Why being too aggressive legally can have a counterproductive affect.- How many courtroom meetings have been moved to online communication.Connect with Bryan:Guest Contact InfoLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/bryan-yarnell-92b881125 Links Mentioned:volklawoffices.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

824: Strategic Advisor Board ,Jason Miller, Strategic Advisor Board Strategic Advisor BoardJason Miller, Strategic Advisor Board  – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 824 Jason MillerJason Miller is a seasoned CEO with overwhelming passion to help other business owners and CEO’s succeed. He has mentored thousands of people over 2+ decades. Jason major strengths are in Project Management, Hyper Company Growth, Scaling and Strategic & Operational implementation. Jason has built several companies of his own from the ground up since 2001.Jason has a specialty in helping businesses create a passive system of income and guiding other business owners through the rough waters of “Growing” and “Scaling” their company in sequence. Jason currently operates The Strategic Advisor Board, Miller & Company as well as other companies with multiple brands to include a full-service Marketing Agency, Staffing Agency and a Government Contracting Branch were services can be provided for multiple agencies of the US Government. (And more).Jason is a bestselling published author in the business world to include a 3x international bestseller and his 7 published books have been featured at Barnes and Noble, stores worldwide and are also available on Amazon. Jason donates all his book sales to “Homes for Hero’s” of which donations have played a part in building multiple homes for Wounded Warriors. Jason has also been featured in Voyage Denver Magazine twice for being one of Colorado’s most inspiring companies. He has also been featured on Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, GMA, ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS and many more. Jason holds an MBA in business and continues to educate himself as a lifelong learner.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Miller about his company, Strategic Advisor Board.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How small business owners must be able to hyperfocus on growing and scaling.- Why you can’t use a cookie cutter approach when helping a business.- How business owners should identify their mission and then stick to it.- Why the structure of the business is the most important aspect when scaling.- How managing your time can be a big challenge as an entrepreneur. Connect with Jason:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@BoardStrategicInstagram@strategicadvisorboardFacebookfacebook.com/strategicadvisorboardLinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strategic-advisor-board Links Mentioned:strategicadvisorboard.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices