SharkPreneur

564: The Kickstarter for Investing Chuck Pettid, Republic.co– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 564 Chuck PettidChuck Pettid is the CEO of Republic Crowdfunding Portal, a leading investment crowdfunding site, President of Fig and co-producer of the international television show Meet the Drapers. He is also GP of micro VC fund RainmakeMe, sat on the boards of Ruby Love (aka PantyProp), RidersShare, CrowdSmart and is an active mentor at 500 Startups and MassChallenge. Chuck has an MBA from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a BS from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Chuck Pettid about the Kickstarter for investing.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    Why people make investments in the early phase of product development.●    How the regulations are changing, which will ultimately benefit investors. ●    How the vast majority of investors are sophisticated and looking for an ROI.●    Why companies need to be a viable investment opportunity for crowd funding.●    How people will be able to test their crowd funding on March 15th legally.Connect with Chuck:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @joinrepublicInstagram @joinrepublicFacebook facebook.com/joinrepublicLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/republic.coLinks Mentioned: republic.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

563: Save 50% on Your Taxes Matt Carrier,– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 563 Matt CarrierMatt Carrier is a managing director for Redwood Tax Specialists and an expert at creating tax obligation resolutions for high-net-worth business owners. Powered by his 26 years in tax preparation and accounting, and his 12 years in financial planning for businesses and individuals, his purpose is to find the right solutions for now and the future. Along with the rest of the Redwood Tax Specialists staff, Matt helps executives and entrepreneurs keep more of their money in the bank come tax season.Matt was able to begin and advance his career working with his family CPA Firm. He then stepped out on his own to create a new company, Carrier Financial & Insurance Services. The experience of starting a new company has shown him the value of entrepreneurship, and he can see the importance of being able to maintain the present and future of a business.Today, Matt utilizes all the skills, tips, and tricks he’s gathered throughout his career to keep offering staggering results for Redwood Tax Specialists clients. You can count on Matt to provide advocacy and results for business owners looking to maximize their bottom-line net profit. Matt has worked hard to gain strategic partnerships with some of the top CPA firms and top Financial Advisors in the country. Today, Matt and his team of CPAs have saved wall street companies and small business owners over 1 billion dollars in taxes.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Matt Carrier about saving 50% on your taxes.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:How a holistic approach for individual and business taxes saves people money.Why busines owners need a more in-depth retirement plan to fit their needs.How changing an entity type can open up strategies to save people money.Connect with Matt:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@redwoodtaxInstagram@redwoodtaxFacebookfacebook.com/redwoodtaxspecialistsLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/matthewkcarrierLinks Mentioned:lowertaxnow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

562: The Capacity Architect Scott Ritzheimer, Eight Figure Focus– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 562 Scott RitzheimerScott Ritzheimer is the Capacity Architect. Having helped launch over 15,000 businesses and nonprofits, including his own $10 million business, which he built, ran, and sold before turning 35, he knows all too well the challenges that founders face even as they achieve incredible success. He now travels across the country to speaking to and consulting with founders, CEOs, and their teams to help them not only grow but scale their businesses and do it all without the hustle. He is the mastermind behind the Eight Figure Focus blog and YouTube channel and a rising star in the business community.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Scott Rizheimer about growing and scaling businesses.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How succeeding actually creates new problems that are more difficult.●    Why surviving and succeeding start to separate as businesses grow.●    How only trying to survive makes businesses owners miss the big picture.●    Why businesses need high quality team decision making to grow the business.Connect with Scott:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @sritzheimer @eighfigurefocusFacebook facebook.com/scottritzheimer.officialFacebook.com/eightfigurefocusLinks Mentioned: capacityarchitect.com/shark eightfigurefocus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

561: Wealth DynamX Jerry Fetta, Wealth DynamX– The Sharkpreneur podcast with and Seth Greene Episode 561 Jerry FettaJerry Fetta helps people un-confuse their money, so that they don't lose their money, so that they can use their money to build wealth NOW! As the Founder and CEO of Wealth DynamX, a Wealth Creation Firm that helps clients across the U.S. build wealth, Jerry has a passion for providing financial education for families that causes them to build wealth and navigate their economic futures with certainty. Jerry is married to his wife and business partner, Lexy, and together they have taken Wealth DynamX from nothing to a multi-million-dollar company over the last 4 years!Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jerry Fetta about building Wealth DynamX into a multi-million-dollar company.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How it’s important to commit to understanding your product and sales.●    Why people need to understand money to be able to build wealth.●    How the stock market can be controlled and manipulated by investors.●    How people can make money and pay off their debt at the same time.●    Why using a life insurance policy can help people pay off their debt.Connect with Jerry:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @jerryfettaInstagram @jerryfettaFacebook facebook.com/WealthDynamXLinks Mentioned: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

559: Pinot Rocks Michael Browne, CIRQ– The Sharkpreneur podcast with and Seth Greene Episode 559 Michael BrowneThe complexities that describe Michael Browne’s wines describe his life experiences, too. With a tumultuous childhood and an adolescence filled with feelings of isolation, Michael joined the circus when he was twelve. By eighteen, he was a featured performer, fire-eater, unicyclist, high-wire walker, and trapeze artist. But it was during his work in the restaurant industry years later when Michael realized the simple beauty—and potential—of family and friends enjoying the perfect bottle of wine together.Michael co-founded his first California winery, Kosta Browne, in 1997 with a few hundred dollars and the goal of helping people create meaningful moments with one another. In Pinot Rocks, Michael shares his journey and offers insight and inspiration for those who believe in the American dream and choose to never stop pursuing it. No matter the goals you set for yourself, this book will motivate you to follow your passions and turn your dreams into reality.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Michael Browne about his new book Pinot Rocks.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How a good bottle of wine leads to good story telling and conversation.●    Why it’s important to have perseverance and to go for to be successful.●    How people can’t be discouraged by setbacks and should keep going.●    Why writing a book sets business owners apart in their marketplace.Connect with Michael Browne:Guest Contact InfoInstagram @brownefamilyvineyardsFacebook facebook.com/brownefamilyvineyardsLinks Mentioned: cirq.com chevwines.com brownfamilywines.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

558: The Lean Entrepreneur Brant Cooper, Moves the Needle– The Sharkpreneur podcast with and Seth Greene Episode 558 Brant CooperBrant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle. With over two decades of expertise helping companies bring innovative products to market, he blends agile, design thinking, and lean methodologies to ignite entrepreneurial action within large organizations. Brant has a unique take on disrupting our current way of thinking in order to be closer to customers, move faster, and act bolder. He has experienced monumental milestones such as IPO, acquisition, rapid growth, and crushing failure. He serves as a global keynote speaker, mentor to entrepreneurs, and trusted advisor to corporate executives. His mission is to teach leaders how to find personal and economic growth through creating new value for fellow humans.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Brant Cooper about his book, The Lean Entrepreneur.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How the most successful startups act differently than big companies.●    Why business owners need to understand their customers deeply.●    How people need to balance execution and entrepreneurial techniques.●    Why businesses should talk to customers to know what they actually want.●    How selling a product to a customer ask them to change their behavior.Connect with Brant:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @brantcooperFacebook facebook.com/brantcooperofficialLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/brantcooperLinks Mentioned: brantcooper.com movestheneedle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

557: View from the Top Aaron Walker, View from the Top– The Sharkpreneur podcast with and Seth Greene Episode 557 Aaron WalkerBusinessman and Life Coach, Aaron Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 40 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them.For more than two decades and counting, Aaron has taken classes from and has been coached personally by his friend, financial guru, Dave Ramsey. Spiritual mentors David Landrith and Bob Warren have impacted his spiritual life beyond measure. Two other disciplined mastermind groups, 48 Days led by friend Dan Miller and The Torch have played a role in his understanding of how to live a significant and successful life. Aaron incorporates education and learning opportunities into his daily routine, remaining informed of the latest tools and trends available.It only took a few years as a partner with David Patton Construction LLC for Aaron to help take the business from doing one to two projects per year to a multi-million dollar company, voted number one builder for three consecutive years by Nashville's House & Home & Garden Magazine's People's Choice Awards. He sold his retail business to Cash America USA, a Fortune 500 company. In addition to being the owner of eight lucrative businesses, Aaron participates in civic endeavors.Through his participation in personal accountability groups, Aaron mentors individuals weekly now and has for over five years. The Eagles Group, a collection of Nashville's most respected leaders met weekly for over a decade. At his local church, Aaron is an active member, team leader, Deacon, and teacher.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Aaron Walker about finding success with significance.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How isolation is the enemy to excellence, so it’s good to be part of a community.●    Why almost all business owners are qualified to run a mastermind conversation.●    How many small businesses fail because of lack of clarity and too much isolation.●    Why it’s important to be in a mastermind group with people you don’t know.●    How people need to be careful managing their work and life balance.Connect with Aaron:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @VFTCoachInstagram @isi_mastermindFacebook facebook.com/AaronWalkerVFTTLinkedIn linkedin.com/in/aaronwalkerviewfromthetopLinks Mentioned: viewfromthetop.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

556: The Practice Acceleration MethodTristan Bond, The Practice Acceleration Method– The Sharkpreneur podcast with and Seth Greene Episode 556 Tristan BondTristan Bond has a background in Physiotherapy and runs a business coaching company that helps healthcare business owners find success through his Practice Acceleration Method, a step-by-step process for marketing, management and business systems that will help you double your profits while building a practice that doesn’t depend solely on you.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Tristan Bond about the Practice Acceleration Method.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How the Practice Acceleration Method uses a clinical reasoning approach.●    Why businesses need control over marketing systems to get and convert leads.●    How businesses are having a hard time converting their leads into sales.●    Why business owners need to have a clarity of expectations for their team.●    How clinicians must transition into an owner mindset for their business.●    Why people can’t change the method if they want to have the right outcome.Connect with Tristan:Guest Contact InfoFacebook facebook.com/practiceaccelerationLinks Mentioned: thepracticeaccelerationmethod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

555: Disrupting Healthcare Maceo Jourdan, Canexxia– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 555 Maceo JourdanMaceo Jourdan is a serial entrepreneur with two decades of building businesses by creating great products and great marketing. His experience spans a wildly eclectic mix of practical real-world experience from the US Army to the cut-throat world of electronic trading. An early pioneer in computerized trading, Maceo built one of the earliest high-frequency trading systems for the S&P 500. When "pay per click" marketing platforms burst on the scene he translated his work into massively successful automated systems for Google and, later, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Maceo's expertise fits a wide rangeof audience interests from predicting future trends, growing and scaling businesses, how to get your company acquired and not get taken to the cleaners, marketing for the solo entrepreneur or the $100 million+ Goliath, to how to work from home and working at home with small kids and teens (at the same time). Maceo is a seasoned presenter and early pioneer in online video - shooting, editing, and producing a finished 30-60-minute video every day for nearly 4 years. He's coached and taught individuals and groups for over 30 years and has a knack for making complicated things simple by giving your listeners stories they will love, cherish and share.Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Maceo Jourdan about disrupting healthcare.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:How people are viewed in relationship to money in our healthcare system.Why people should build their businesses around others’ needs.How it’s important for people to fall in love with what they do first.How in 2030 61-million baby boomers are going to need full or part time care.Why home healthcare will be the solution for many baby boomers.Connect with Maceo:Guest Contact InfoTwitter@MaceoJourdanInstagram@maceowhoFacebookfacebook.com/public/Maceo-JourdanLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/getsocialroiLinks Mentioned:canaxxia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

554: Do Well by Doing Good Michael Bellavia, HelpGood– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 554 Michael BellaviaMichael Bellavia is an Emmy-winning producer and the CEO of HelpGood, a social impact marketing and communications agency that works with nonprofits, corporate social responsibility teams and purpose-driven organizations. At HelpGood Michael leads advertising, branding, PR, interactive, and marketing and communications strategy for clients in a variety of sectors including: Animal Welfare, Education, Environment, Health and Mental Health, Human Right, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Public Safety and Women’s Issues. His client work has won Webbys, Streamys, various PR awards and even a Gold Smokey Bear Award, the Forest Service’s highest honor. HelpGood was named Purpose Pioneer Agency by Campaign US in 2020. HelpGood is a certified DOBE and LGBTBE.Michael is a sought-out speaker on marketing and communications, social media, and social impact. He is an alumnus of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Michael Bellavia about doing well by doing good.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:●    How it is possible to make money doing work for non-profits.●    Why people need to think about capital in a more expansive way.●    How social marketing is about changing beliefs, norms, and culture.●    How people approach causes from left field and still see positive results.●    How people need to find their passion and see who can benefit from it.Connect with Michael:Guest Contact InfoTwitter @helpgoodagencyInstagram @helpgoodagencyFacebook facebook.com/HelpGoodAgencyLinkedIn linkedin.com/company/helpgoodLinks Mentioned: helpgood.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices