SharkPreneur

Faith, Social Media, and Business SuccessLiz Friesen, LizFriesen.com – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 771 Liz FriesenFrom passive income investments to social media marketing, Liz Friesen’s burning passion is to create a virtual platform to help empower women by attaining accountability and leverage within their own business. Her biggest passion in life is to advocate for small business entrepreneurs looking to gain more social media knowledge and exposure. Liz understands that in this exact moment, life could not be more hectic – which is why she believes wholeheartedly the power of multiple streams of income and passive income investments. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Liz Friesen about faith, social media, and business success.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- Why you should pay someone else to do things at work you don’t enjoy doing.- How having a high following count gives credibility and leverage on social media.- How you want to be able to attract new followers and convert them to clients.- Why gaining followers can be a fun and enriching experience.- How your mentor needs to be in the position you want to achieve. Connect with Liz:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @liz.friesenFacebookFacebook.com/liz.mcdanielsLinks Mentioned:lizfriesen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

770: How to Avoid Having 12 of Your Most Basic Rights Taken AwaySherri Stinson, Law Offices of Sherri M. Stinson – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 770 Sherri StinsonSherri Stinson is the owner of the Law Offices of Sherri M. Stinson, a boutique law firm focusing exclusively on estate planning, guardianship, and probate. The firm's core mission is helping clients feel valued and heard at each stage of their life. From there, the firm custom tailors estate plans to reflect each client's core values and their wishes for a strong, ever-lasting legacy. Sherri helps individuals and families take the mystique out planning for life’s worst-case scenarios of incapacity and death. Her firm also helps protect vulnerable seniors from financial exploitation and neglect. Sherri first felt the desire to help others when she was in middle school and adopted a lowincome senior for Christmas. Sherri says "I remember the joy I felt when I brought this elderly woman a meal and Christmas presents and she was so grateful. Nobody had ever done anything like that for her before and she cried because I had helped her so much." After graduating college, Sherri helped an elderly woman who was being taken advantage of by her landlord. Sherri says "I was able to involve a consumer advocate who stopped the landlord from continuing to take advantage of her. She had a voice because I helped her. Helping others is the best feeling! I can't solve every problem someone has, but if I can somehow make their lives better, then I have fulfilled my life's purpose." She is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rated attorney. This rating signifies that her peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence for her legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards, and is achieved by only 10% of attorneys. She has served as a board member for 211 Tampa Bay Cares, the Rotary Club of Dunedin and the Clearwater Bar Association, as well as the prior chairwoman for the Clearwater Bar Probate Section. She is an active member in her church and lives in Palm Harbor with her husband, Troy and their 2 children. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Sherri Stinson about how to avoid having 12 of your most basic rights taken away. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How many people think they only need estate planning if they are rich or have complicated family situations and why that isn’t true.- Why it’s important to make estate planning decisions so the state doesn’t make them for you.- How not having an estate plan in place can strip people of their rights.- Why having an estate plan is voicing what you want to happen to you should you no longer be able to voice that opinion. Connect with Sherri:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @stinsonlegalInstagram @sherristinsonlegalFacebook facebook.com/stinsonprobatelawLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sherrimstinsonLinks Mentioned: stinsonlegal.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep SentinelDavid Sellinger,Deep Sentinel – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 769 David SellingerDavid Selinger was an early employee at Amazon, working directly under Jeff Bezos. He lead the R&D arm of Amazon’s data-mining and personalization team. He co-founded Redfin (now a multi-billion dollar company) and founded RichRelevance, a company that offers personalized shopping experiences for large retail brands, including Macy's, Barneys New York, Office Depot and others. He is now inventing the next BIG thing in home security: Deep Sentinel. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with David Sellinger about Deep Sentinel.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How people want to be safe in their homes and their businesses.- How Deep Sentinel uses AI to figure out in a half a second is something is a threat.- Why simple scare tactics are sometimes enough to deter a home invasion.- How the AI guards are trained to up the threat if the intruder ignores them.- How the demand for people to watch their security cameras has increased 6x in 2022. Connect with David:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @deep_sentinelInstagram @deepsentinelFacebook facebook.com/deepsentinelLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/deepsentinelLinks Mentioned:deepsentinel.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

768: 5 Star Customer Experience, Christoff Weihman – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 768 Christoff WeihmanChristoff Weihman is a Keynote Speaker, & America’s Favorite Five Star Customer Service/Customer Experience Expert. He is the Best-Selling Author of 2 outstanding books on Five Star Customer Service & Hospitality; Getting to WOW! & The Customer Experience. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Christoff Weihman about 5 star customer service.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How there is great value in providing excellent service to people who come to your business.- Why people are looking to feel empowered whether they are on teams or individuals.- How training for customer service is usually though of last and why that’s a mistake.- Why writing a book positions you as an expert in your marketplace.- How you should go write your own book because everyone has something valuable to share. Connect with Christoff:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @gettingtowowFacebook facebook.com/christoff.weihmanLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/christoff-j-weihman-0a22413Links Mentioned: christoff360.comText in:5 Star to 66866  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GrayT MediaKenny Gray, GrayT Media – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 767 Kenny GrayFor over 6 years, Kenny Gray has been helping businesses break through the digital space by providing holistic perspectives and solutions. He has scaled multiple ecommerce brands to consecutive 6 and 7 figure months from his ability to dial in on the user experience. Kenny’s ability to successfully promote brands has been proven over and over again in a variety of industries. He is now helping clients with big picture marketing strategy by anticipating changes in the market, analyzing the back end user experience, and ensuring the strategic vision is executed on all fronts impeccably. Kenny consistently provides audiences with the same thing he provides his clients: actionable insights on improving ROI, increasing lifetime value and creative ways of attracting potential customers. Whether discussing paid advertising, data and analytics, marketing automation, SEO, web design and implementation, or conversion rate optimization, Kenny is passionate about helping businesses grow. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Kenny Gray about GrayT Media.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- Why people must build a brand and sell quality products to be profitable.- How GrayT Media can help your ecommerce business grow and succeed.- How you need to come up with a long-term game plan based off your data.- How it’s hard to see what is winning or losing in your ad accounts.- Why you need to pay attention to what’s losing money in addition to what’s making money. Connect with Kenny:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @graytmediaFacebook facebook.com/GraytMediaLinkedInLinkedin.com/company/grayt-mediaLinks Mentioned: graytmedia.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disrupting Asset ManagementStephen Mathai-Davis, Q.ai – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 766 Stephen Mathai-Davis Stephen Mathai-Davis, CFA, CQF is the Founder and CEO of Q.ai, a Forbes company. He is a full-stack data scientist and recognized as an expert in the application of artificial intelligence and advanced quantitative strategies to global public markets. Most recently, he was recognized as part of the Top 100 in Finance by the Top 100 Finance Magazine and has been shortlisted as one of the top CEOs of 2021 by the Silicon Review. He was recently called one of the Top 100 in Tech from Johns Hopkins University for 2021.Under Stephen’s leadership, Q.ai is taking on the $25+ trillion fund management industry by launching the first AI-powered investment management app. Since its launch in March 2021, Q,ai has received significant attention, including being the #1 Product on Product Hunt while winning the FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Retail Investment Platform in 2021 and the AI Breakthrough award for the Best Deep Learning Platform in 2021.Stephen launched his first startup in 2018, Quantamize, a leading retail investing website bringing AI-powered investment research to the retail investor market in the US. Stephen designed the AI-powered models which ranked and scored 10,000+ stocks globally along with advanced thematic portfolio strategies. In addition, Stephen also built top-performing advanced AI trading strategies for both US-listed ETFs and Options. Under Stephen's leadership, Quantamize became known as a leader in AI investing and, in November 2019, Forbes Media acquired Quantamize.Stephen is a seasoned trader, securities analyst and macro portfolio strategist with over 15 years of experience in institutional investment management. He's been quoted and interviewed in numerous financial media including Cheddar TV, Forbes, CNBC, Fox Business, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq, Benzinga, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Inc and more. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stephen Mathai-Davis about disrupting asset management. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How there are more options in micro-investing than there are with big investments.- Why your investing options are limited if you have thousands of dollars to invest.- How the Fin-Tech revolution has been going on for 10 years, but they are still in the early stages.- How Fin-Tech has changed investing and what that means for you as an investor. Connect with Stephen:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @triqtriathlonFacebook facebook.com/TriqTriathlonLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/triq-triathlonLinks Mentioned:Triq.ai  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Rabbit IntelRob Turley, White Rabbit Intel – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 765 Rob TurleyRob Turley's goal is to dethrone the enterprise overlords to make it a noiseless market and a level playing field, so all businesses have equal opportunity to thrive. He is driven to put the "people" back into "salespeople" and may the best business win. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rob Turley about White Rabbit Intel.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How White Rabbit Intel enables people to accurately build target personas of any desired outcome.- Why you want to generate hyper target leads and use hyper target technologies.- How using a quantity of quality approach doesn’t lead to more sales for your business.- Why you want to attract people from your addressable market to make more sales.- How Facebook isn’t driving conversion, it’s making sure content is where it should go based on their algorithms. Connect with Rob:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @WhiteRabbtIntelInstagram @white_rabbit_intelFacebook facebook.com/TheWhiteRabbitTeamLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/white-rabbit-intelLinks Mentioned: whiterabbitintel.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expandi.Io – Expanding Your LinkedIn ResultsStefan Smulders, Expandi.Io – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 764 Stefan SmuldersStefan Smulders is a SaaS entrepreneur and a founder of the world's safest software for LinkedIn automation. He’s enjoying his family life in the Netherlands being a proud father of a lovely 4-year-old son Steef. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stefan Smulders about expanding your LinkedIn results.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How you can use Expandi.Io to automate a lot of repeated tasks on LinkedIn.- Why you want to hyper-target your audiences easily and how Expandi.Io can help.- How you can use LinkedIn to engage people before reaching out to them directly.- How LinkedIn can be a goldmine to find prospects and leads for your business.- How Expandi.Io stays up to date with all the changes LinkedIn makes. Connect with Stefan Smulders:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @SmuldersStefan@Expandi_IoInstagram @expandi.ioFacebook facebook.com/groups/linkedin.outreach.familyLinks Mentioned: expandi.iohttps://drive.google.com/file/d/11LQjPvy_KcYZ7ic2nGz7g_likeiNoqct/view  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law Firm ConversionsChris Mullins, The Intake Academy – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 763 Chris MullinsChris Mullins is a sales and marketing expert and the founder of The Intake Academy. For more than 25 years, through her proprietary and guided training and programs, Chris, along with her team, have helped hundreds of law firms around the country convert more prospects into profitable clients. In her work, she covers every aspect of what any lawyer needs to do to ensure that phone calls - the first touchpoint with clients - convert to become profitable clients. Chris delivers the information with energy and passion, along with a "no holds barred" approach. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Chris Mullins about her book, Law Firm Conversions.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How businesses aren’t inspecting their leads and why that’s detrimental.- Why many businesses have forgotten that the phone can be used for lead conversion.- How many business owners think that the phone line belongs to the receptionist.- Why the receptionist can’t convert leads into clients for your business.- How to convert a call into an actual paying prospect. Connect with Chris:Guest Contact InfoLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/chrismullinsphonesalesdoctorLinks Mentioned: intakeacademy.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Raw Truth About CopywritingBond Halbert, BondHalbert.com – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 762 Bond HalbertBecause of the book The Boron Letters, it’s well documented that Bond Halbert was given the most thorough education in direct marketing history directly from his father Gary C. Halbert but... Bond has continued the family tradition of creating marketing breakthroughs and showing professional copywriters how to write copy which brings in more sales. Most recently, Bond published the very first book ever written on editing sales copy which many copywriters labeled an instant classic because it’s written in that characteristic Halbert style of being simple yet highly effective way of showing copywriters how to keep a prospect’s attention. After copychiefing some of the largest financial promotions of our time, Bond pioneered many tactics for getting the highest email open rates in any industry. After he passed away Bond and his brother Kevin took ownership of TheGaryHalbertLetter.com which is experiencing it’s largest growth spurt which Bond freely admits is built upon his father’s legacy. Along with his brother Kevin, Bond continues to put out the very best copywriting and other direct marketing related products the industry has to offer, including the now famous Halbert All-Star Audio Series, The Halbert Memorial event and updated versions of his father’s famous books Max Money and The Boron Letters. The brothers also started the now super popular Gary Halbert Copy Club on Facebook Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bond Halbert about the raw truth about copywriting.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How people sort their emails by using different email addresses.- Why it’s important to send emails to people’s primary email address.- How there are three main phases in copywriting and what they are.- Why keeping your audience engaged is very important for copywriters.- How copywriters need to pay attention to the experience everyone is having. Connect with Bond:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @BondodogFacebook facebook.com/bond.halbertLinks Mentioned: bondhalbert.com thegaryhalbertletter.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices