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Our agency rainmaker of the week is Kevin Haskin. Kevin is a longtime sports writer who worked primarily for the Topeka Capital-Journal as a beat writer covering Kansas and Kansas State before serving as lead sports columnist for 10 years. He finished his career as the editorial page editor.
Kevin joined Advisors Excel in 2018. Promoted to Books Team Director in 2023. He has written four custom books for financial advisors AE represents and numerous templated books AE offers within its Books program. The department has grown to four full-time staff members under his watch. Kevin also coordinates projects with numerous contractors and vendors, including the esteemed Henry DeVries.
Awards: Kansas sports writer of the year, 6 times; multiple state awards for sports stories, columns and editorials
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Manish Dudharejia. Manish Dudharejia is the Founder and CEO of E2M, a leading White Label Partner for Digital Agencies. His company is trusted by over 300 agencies and generates multiple-seven figures in recurring revenue. He established E2M 12 years ago and has since grown the company to more than 300 full-time employees. His deep interest in human psychology, philosophy, and spirituality helped him develop a distinctive leadership approach. This allows him to make wise decisions and lead his team effectively.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Colt Briner. Colt Briner is a 25-year, Finny award-winning MarCom exec that has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Exhibitor Magazine, and Fast Company. Founder of the B2B growth consultancy, Scrappy AF, Colt now supports multiple 9-figure B2B brands across multiple industries. He is a guest presenter for MBA programs in California universities and a sought-after speaker at conferences, workshops, and events around the world.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is David Goldman. David Goldman runs a Coaching company called Goldman Organization. He works with professionals who want to bring in more business without sounding like a sales person.
In 2019, he published a book called, The Road to Happiness - How to Get What You Really Want. In January, 2024, his second book, Bringing in the Business - without Sounding like a Salesperson hit the market.
Since 1989, he has logged more than 30,000 hours coaching executives, sales people, business owners, and professionals to produce outrageous results.
As result of working with him, clients report that they have more clarity, morecertainty, more confidence, and more control in their communication. This results in more money in their pocket, better relationships, and more fulfillment in their lives. On a personal note, for 30 years, David was a singer in the oldies rock n roll band, Magic Moments.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Scot Ginsburg. Scot Ginsburg has been solely focused on exclusively representing tenants and owner-users of commercial space throughout his commercial real estate career. Withover $2 billion in transaction volume and 14,000,000 square feet of experience, Scot specializes in high-tech, life science, business service, research and development, and other growth-oriented industries. His commitment to provide the highest level of service is evidenced by his loyal clients whom he has repeatedly represented.
Prior to joining Hughes Marino, Scot was formerly managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle and principal with The Staubach Company. Scot’spassion for representing tenants exclusively comes from his personalexperience as co-founder of a former high-tech company, where he foundhimself as the tenant on an uneven playing field with the landlords andtheir listing brokers. Applying this knowledge, Scot fully understands each client’s unique requirement from the tenant’s perspective and is a passionate advocate on his clients’ behalf.
Scot brings a wealth of experience to his clients, ranging from lease acquisitions, lease renewals, and early lease restructures, to build-to-suitdevelopments, property acquisitions, and specialized tenant improvementsdesigned for today’s demanding business service, technology and biotech corporations.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Rhonda Sher. Rhonda Sher is the powerhouse behind The Sher Method and a leading LinkedIn Strategist, trainer and speaker. With over 15 years of expertise, Rhonda has beenempowering business owners, entrepreneurs, and service providers to unlock the full potential of LinkedIn.
Rhonda has transformed countless businesses, regardless of size or industry vertical. Her approach isn't just about tweaking profiles; it's a comprehensive strategy that consistently leads to doubling and even tripling income.
Rhonda is known for her actionable tactics that lead to real business growth.
Beyond her consulting work, Rhonda is also the author of five books and has given thousands of talks, bringing her dynamic energy and expertise to audiences worldwide.
In short, if you're ready to revolutionize your presence on LinkedIn andsupercharge your business growth, Rhonda Sher is the strategist you need in your corner. She takes you from being overlooked to fully booked.
Minal Sampat is a Best Selling Author, Marketing Strategist and Social Media Coach. She was born in India, grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, went to college in NJ, and now lives in Walla Walla with her husband and an extensive shoe collection! She launched her first company by breaking a Guinness World Record and since then has helped 100s of businesses with marketing strategies to increase revenue while reducing marketing expenses. She is also the founder of Marketologist™ - an online marketing training program and CE on the Beach™ - where she hosts events in tropical islands. Minal's marketing strategies have been featured in industry press AND on Forbes.com...not once, not twice...but 7 times in the last 4 years.
https://minalsampat.com
Our agency rainmaker of the week is John O'Brien. With over three decades of experience, John O’Brien is a seasoned expert in guiding individuals through significantly stressful life situations and transitions by offering practical and actionable strategies to navigate them with ease. Through his programs, John equips clients with tangible skills and concrete tools that empower them to swiftly reduce stress levels and enhance personal wellness leading to immediate positive transformation. John is an ICF ACC Certified Coach and Certified Health and Wellness Coach through the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches. In his spare time, John enjoys motorcycling, skiing, biking and further developing his ability in German. He also serves as full time staff to his gifted cat, Shahdi.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Lisa Apolinski. Lisa Apolinski, CMC is the CEO of 3 Dog Write. She teaches agency and business owners how to use their content to attract more right fit clients so that they experience a positive return on investment in marketing. She has written several books, including Persuade With A Digital Content Story, named one of the top content marketing books in the world. Her newest book, The Greatest Personal Brand Story Ever Told, will be available on Amazon. She has been featured in Forbes and The New York Times for her digital storytelling expertise and dubbed “America’s Digital Content Futurist”.
Our agency rainmaker of the week is Dave Wilens. Coach Dave is an author, speaker, and coach in the fields of leadership, management,intergenerational communication, and sales. He is one of North America’s most creative, dedicated and sought-after coaches due to his history of leading companies to greater achievements. Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Cultural Studies from Governor’s State University. He is an accomplished trainer, public speaker, leadership coach and creative thinker. While providing a fresh vision for individual and team strategies, he consistently delivers championship revenue and profit growth forcompanies. He has over forty years of experience as a Business Owner and CEO, has coached companies’ worldwide in dozens of industries, and speaks about “How to Make it Rain” to CEO’s at Vistage, TEC, Entrepreneur’s Organization and Young Presidents Organizations. Inside work he is driven to “Connect, Create & Celebrate with Rainmakers.”
When Covid shut down the world’s commerce, Coach Dave was prepared to pivot his business plan. Launching an aggressive multi-media marketing campaign for a newly branded product called “Coffee with Coach.” Within a few months. Impact Sales Coach reached a new world-wide market and revenue growth was through the roof. The new virtual content focused on helping business owners set up successful strategies to make it rain in the new environment, create win-win exit strategies for their retirement and working with young leaders to establish & achieve their goals to take over the reins.
On January 31, 2023, Coach Dave retired, that is, all but one day per week. On Thursdays he works with a handful of clients to help them continue their journey into an exit strategy or young executives to build their dreams of growing extraordinary businesses.
The rest of retirement time is spent between spending time with his 1 st granddaughter Dahlia, golfing, umpiring senior softball, traveling in his RV to National and American League Parks, playing his drums, and reading biographies of great people.
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