Authentic Brand Mastery Podcast

What is transformational leadership and why does it matter to your business today? Find out with expert Peter Montoya who has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, a best-selling author and keynote speaker.

Most Speakers who teach have not done it for themselves...and most Entrepreneurs don’t know how to speak... Peter is the rare exception.

He’s a thought-leader who has also accomplished big things. Peter bootstrapped his successful software company from an idea in 2008 to a multi-million dollar exit in 2018... without capital, investors or partners.

Peter knows how to inspire people by tapping into their unique purposes. Peter is a truly fascinating and multi-faceted guy, with decades of experience in speaking to audiences about his business knowledge, inspirational journey, and human behavioral insight. Though Peter struggled through school with undiagnosed ADHD, he was admitted to and graduated from the University of California Irvine in Political Science. Post-college he became a traveling speaker and salesman, chalking up over 3000 presentations and living in over 22 major cities.

Peter went on to found a successful advertising agency and software platform, dedicated to financial service professionals. He quickly became the industry guru, writing numerous books, including one of his best selling works “The Brand Called You”, “The Personal Branding Phenomenon” and his newest book “Leadership Power”.

He now pursues his passion for humanity and the planet - he sincerely believes that all people and organizations have a special role in perpetuating the survival of our species, our civilization and our planet. He speaks thoughtfully and passionately about the need for Transformational Leadership in today’s world.

Visit https://changecreator.com for more!

What makes a great leader in today's world? Has leadership changed over time? Rod Yap is a high-performance leadership expert who answers those questions for us in this discussion.

--

Rod Yapp is a former Royal Marine Officer and the founder of Leadership Forces, a program that takes the high-performance principles of the Royal Marines and applies it to leadership development. Rod has exemplified leadership on the front lines (literally) in Afghanistan and Libya and now uses that experience in order to develop leaders within organizations such as Land Rover, HSBC, and NATO.

Visit us at https://changecreator.com

Delegating work is important for any business but what if you delegate the wrong things at the wrong time?

Change Creator co-founders, Adam and Amy, have been there and learned hard lessons that they share in this talk about delegation.

Learn more about Adam and Amy https://changecreator.com/about

What are some strategies you can consider and test to sell better as an entrepreneur? We find out from Gessie Schechinger who is the VP of Sales at OnCourse.

--

Gessie Schechinger is the laziest salesman in America as well as Vice President of Sales for the OnCourse Sales Engagement Platform.

Gessie is passionate about leveraging technology and automation to surpass revenue targets so he can help protect golf and bar time for the salespeople of the world. Gessie won annual sales awards at 2 different Fortune 500 companies. His 20+ years of sales experience began in an outbound call center where he averaged 450 calls per week and blew out his quota by 297%. Unsurprisingly, he moved to field sales where he traveled 300 days a year convincing the biggest companies in the United States to open their wallet.

He now spends his time educating sales leaders to utilize the most effective sales tool in the world and co-hosts the mediocre podcast, TechTales.

Get more like this at https://changecreator.com/podcast

The healthcare industry has not changed much over the decades and is ready for disruption! But how? We talk to Shane foss who is taking it head-on. He shares his strategy but also other areas in healthcare that could be lucrative for entrepreneurs.

About Shane

With over 20 years of tenure as an executive in the medical industry, Shane Foss became frustrated with how under-served Americans were with the current healthcare options. He set out to make a change and in 2018 achieved this goal through launching Hooray Health, an unconventional health insurance company dedicated to providing affordable basic and urgent health care alternatives to high-deductible health plans. Through Hooray Health, Foss and his team focus on offering peace of mind to lower-income individuals and families who face medical challenges, while also providing business owners with an affordable way to reward and retain employees. Partnering with companies like Sedera, Ameritas, and Aflac, they have be able to add critical services and supplemental plans giving immense value to employers and individuals. Throughout his professional experience, Foss has negotiated complex, multi-million-dollar contracts, worked in device sales management, created business strategies, and optimized P&L. He holds an MBA from Rice University’s, Jone’s School of Business, a BS from the University of the Incarnate Word, and a Surgical Technologist Certificate from the United States Air Force.

Get more at https://changecreator.com/podcast

How can we transform the transportation industry to be more sustainable and what does it take to take on such a big task? This is what LIME is doing today and we spoke to the Vice President of Sustainability & Founding Team, Andrew Savage about it.

Andrew is an experienced senior leader at the intersection of business, government, and sustainability. Successful in catalyzing the growth behind multiple start-ups, he has also overseen communications and policy in the U.S. Congress and on winning presidential, congressional, statewide, and local political campaigns. As a founding member of Lime while leading market development, government relations and policy strategy, Andrew helped the company expand globally to its first 100+ markets while raising $382 million and growing to over 500 employees. Before joining Lime, Andrew served on the executive team of an Inc. 500 solar company and served as an elected member to the U.S. solar industry’s national trade association board of directors. Prior to Lime, Andrew worked in the U.S. Congress, on President Obama's presidential campaign, and has advised a past Governor, State House Speaker, and city Mayor.

Get more at https://changecreator.com/podcast

Have your sales been less than stellar lately?

In this discussion, Change Creator co-founders, Adam and Amy talk about...

++ The ONE metric you should ignore (and what you should really be tracking instead)

++ WHY sales might be dropping (even if you have a great product)

++ The 3 types of digital conversations you’ll want to have with your audience

++ WHAT you can do to today to build a loyal audience of people who will actually buy your product

Join us for a FOLLOW UP conversation inside our free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/changecreator/

What if you could raise millions just from your proof of concept? That's what Kim Le did with Prime Roots as she helps create a better future for animals and people.

Prime Roots (formerly Terramino Foods) is revolutionizing protein. They are using their fungi superprotein as the base of our delicious high protein products that are good for you and our shared planet. Their roots start at UC Berkeley in the Alternative Meat Lab program as well as IndieBio.

What does it take to scale your ecommerce business so that you can have long term success? We talk to expert Martin Ochwat to find out.

Martin Ochwat is a Growth Marketer and Serial Entrepreneur. He has built several 7-figure eCommerce businesses from the ground up and is working on a zero plastic waste company Moop (www.getmoop.com).

Martin previously worked in Silicon Valley for a leading gaming company. There, he helped manage an aggressive >$100 Million annual Facebook ad budget. Martin also holds a patent in predictive modeling related to ad buying.

After leaving the corporate world, Martin traveled to 30 countries in over 2 years. He advises business leaders and enjoys helping people in all aspects of digital marketing & eCommerce.

How can cause marketing build following, increase conversion rates, and increase customer loyalty? Stepen Carl is the founder of Needle Movement which is focused on conscious e-commerce, and translating digital trends in to real growth.

--

Before Needle Movement, Stephen began his digital career at an Amazon-funded startup in 1998, so he’s got five years on people who call themselves the “original gangsters.” At Needle Movement, Stephen advises retail brands on how to achieve sustainable digital growth and profitability. He’s a pro at translating digital trends into online revenue generation and the proof is in the Needle Movement success stories.