20 Minutes of Influence

Ryan Reger helps people create multiple streams of income so they can live their dreams. This is a topic near and dear to my heart, so I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

By God’s Grace Ryan has built a thriving online business with multiple streams of income ranging from selling physical products to a variety of books and courses on the topic of starting and growing an online business. Ryan’s passion is to help people discover how to monetize their gifts and talents and use them to fulfill their purpose in life. Ryan is happily married to his wife, Melane, and is a proud father to his son, Callen. They reside in Southlake, TX.

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Sean Buvala has been in business storytelling since 1985, so long before the fads and gimmicks. However, he started his work by accidentally using active storytelling to convert a classroom of comically) homicidal 8th-grade teens from angry kids to storytelling practitioners themselves.

Sean Buvala has been engaged in business storytelling and communication since 1985. However, he started his work by accidentally using active storytelling to convert a classroom of slightly (but comically) homicidal 8th-grade teenagers from angry kids to storytelling practitioners themselves. From then on, both the kids and Sean were sold on the influence of a great story that is energetically well-told.

Sean has been presenting and storytelling “on the road” for decades. He’s traveled to perform and present workshops in most of the United States and to hundreds of organizations in those states. His audiences have ranged from just a few people gathered in a living room to several thousand teens and adults. Both national organizations and local groups have experienced Sean as a teller and workshop leader.

Sean is especially good for the entrepreneurial and start-up communities. He’s done customer service instruction/team development for companies ranging from government to faith-based organizations to major corporations. Sean’s experience also involves training and design for the telecommunication and hospitality industry.

He’s an author, a coach, and a trainer. He more considers himself a mechanic and practitioner for those trying to apply storytelling to their brands and business. He’s been recognized by the National Storytelling Network with an “Oracle Award” for his work and leadership in the art and application of oral storytelling.

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Steve has the most advanced patent in AI and robotics in the world. He is an AGI developer, or artificial general intelligence developer.

Stephen Favis, Co-Founder and CEO of Favis, INC , began his life-long connection with computer programming in 1984 when, at just six years of age, he learned his first programming language…Amiga BASIC. He did so primarily to help his blind father, a practicing psychiatrist, learn how to program as a hobby. As he read the programming books to his father and helped write those early programs, his love and interest in technology was kindled. His passion for technology was soon to become a raging fire, as he graduated to building and flying gas-powered remote-control airplanes, and by age 12, he had built his own personal computer.Stephen went on to study computer science and game development in college, and worked in the video game industry for 12 years, eventually forming his own company, Favis, Inc. He has won numerous industry-wide “hack-a-thons,” and recently received the prestigious 2018 Intel “Top Innovator Award” for the United States. He is the designer of b08, a social robot, and Septaer, an advanced AI display smart-speaker, and holds patents in advanced humanoid robotics, social robotics, and smart-speaker technology.

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Conni Ponturo is a leading authority in the field of pain-free living, which includes the power of creating a harmonious connection of mindset, emotions and body. When she reached out to me about being on my podcast, I was hesitant. What does that have to do with internet marketing I wondered? So I asked her!

This was her reply: “I had a busy studio before COVID 19 and then I had to close. So I quickly with 10 days became a virtual studio and starting sending daily doses of health to my clients and then many of them came to my virtual classes. Now after 4 months of creating content I am almost ready to launch my new membership site “Absolutely Grounded” which is virtual mat classes that they can do from the comfort of their home anytime. So I had to 360 my business. “

Yes, that aligns with my audience! So, we scheduled a time to talk and she did not disappoint. Be sure to listen to this episode as I know you will get a lot out of it.

To claim Conni’s offer, text “self-care” tp 26786 and visit her website at:

https://www.absolutepilatesupstairs.com

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Thomas Umstattd Jr. built his first website at the age of 13 and taught his first web design class at only 16 years old. Thomas went to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Business Management. He founded Umstattd Media, his first web design and media company in 2007 while still in college.

In 2009 he started AuthorTechTips.com, a website to help authors use the web to promote their books. The site was twice featured in Writers Digest as one of the 101 most helpful websites for authors. AuthorTechTips.com is now AuthorMedia.com, a resource for authors timid about technology.

As an award-winning speaker, Thomas teaches audiences all over the world. His friendly speaking style blends multimedia and audience participation. He offers audiences a unique perspective to help them use the web in a whole new way.

In 2014, Thomas’s blog post Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed went viral and reached over a million people in just a few weeks. It led to a Kickstarter campaign and later the book Courtship in Crisis.

As a podcaster, he hosts the Novel Marketing Podcast, The Creative Funding Show, and Liberty Buzzard.

Thomas currently serves as the CEO of Castle Media Group LLC, the parent company of Author Media.

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When Jennifer first started her business, she experienced similar pain points many business owners have to deal with including having to manage all business operations, not knowing where to start with marketing, and being overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done in a limited amount of time.

That is when she focused her efforts on strategic marketing — how to create the biggest growth for a business in a shorter amount of time.

She helps business owners struggling with lead generation to use media and influencers to rank higher in search engines to reach billions of potential leads worldwide. According to Forbes, 90% of the buyer’s journey starts online and making sure your business has high search engine rankings, is more important than ever.

Not only does she help drive traffic to websites to bring awareness to her client’s businesses but she also focuses on communicating value – Now that they have gotten the attention, how do you convince your services/products are important to your clients?

Fueled by her work in marketing research for companies such as Youtube, Google, Linkedin, and Adobe — she developed a foundation of consumer psychology and how to develop products and services in a manner that resonates with a specific target audience and causes them to buy.

Her work has been featured on the “Bustle” and “Thrive Global” publications and has helped her client’s websites appear for competitive keywords/search terms to help generate more business for her clients.

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Katrina Sawa is known as The JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she literally kicks her clients and their businesses into high gear. Katrina is the creator of the JumpStart Your Marketing® System and the author of Love Yourself Successful. She works with motivated entrepreneurs and speakers who want to make a lot more money doing what you love. She inspires you to think bigger, set bigger goals and then consistently implement all the online and offline marketing strategies, and business automation strategies it will take to get you there.

Katrina has been a huge networker ever since she founded her business in 2002. Consistent networking, follow up and offline marketing strategies are the primary reasons Katrina has been so successful in her business. She developed her first product, the Jumpstart Your Marketing Follow Up System in 2005 having learned that no one does such extensive follow up as she did. After packaging that training up for other entrepreneurs to learn from she transformed her local, hourly-fee based business into an international online marketing coaching and information-product company that it is today including a whole host of online do-it-yourself programs, products, trainings and live events. This has leveraged her own time and money in ways where it’s freed her up to design the business that better fits her lifestyle – family, relationships, friends, traveling, speaking, volunteering, etc.

Katrina enjoys inspiring, motivating and educating other entrepreneurs on how to design a business to fit your lifestyle but also how to make a lot more money at whatever that business may be. She works with dozens of different industries and businesses to help them think outside the box plus help them get a more savvy online and website presence.

Katrina has been featured on the Oprah and Friends XMRadioNetwork, various other print and online magazines, ABC and TheCW. She lives in Northern California with her husband Jason, step-daughter Riley and their German Shepherd Willow. She loves wine tasting, gardening, and entertaining, plus she’s a great cook too! You can find out more about her plus get a host of Free Trainings online at http://www.JumpstartYourMarketing.com.

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What a thrill to invite Guy Kawasaki into my home, even if virtually. I've been a fan of Guy since he popularized the term evangelism when working with the Apple Mac program back in 1983. Over the years, I've been fortunate to have reviewed several of his books.

Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. He is a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley), and adjunct professor of the University of New South Wales. He was the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. He is also the author of Wise Guy, The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, Enchantment, and eleven other books. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

If you've ever wondered what it takes to get customers to evangelize your products the way people do with Apple, Tesla, Harley-Davidson, or Canva, you absolutely MUST listen to this episode as Guy tells us that it all starts with a great product. You'll also love his Steve Jobs story that he shares in this interview.

Stay in touch with Guy at GuyKawasaki.com and listen to his Remarkable People podcast at https://guykawasaki.com/remarkable-people/

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My friend Daven Michaels is the founder of 123 Employee, a virtual employee center in the Philippines. He started with one employee and today they have hundreds of employees operating from several managed facilities. In this episode, Daven and I discuss being a virtual entrepreneur and how to leverage the internet to create a virtual company.

Daven is someone who doesn't just talk about what it takes to be successful online, he lives this everyday. We caught up recently from his home in Puerto Rico. As an entrepreneur since the age of 15, Daven is someone you will want to listen to. He has developed a business formula that he used to turn multiple diverse business ventures into extremely successful businesses, including a few multiple-million dollar home runs.

Daven is offering a free trial of the Virtual entrepreneur Association at GetVEA.org

Get help in your business at 123Employee.com

Stay in touch with Daven at DavenMichaels.com

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Helene Cahen, M.S., is an Innovation Consultant, Trainer, Facilitator and Speaker with 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She guides Fortune 500, small businesses and non-profits to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams and support a user-centered culture.

Stay connected with Helene through her website: www.strategicinsights.biz

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