Valerie Zaric - Futureproof Podcast

Change is a constant, especially in business.  What is an employee to do to make sure that they are valuable to their employer?  It is not uncommon to hear of layoffs or restructuring, which means layoffs, just in fancy don't hate us talk.  Who are the employees that get to stay and who are the employees that will be told to pack their things and move along?

Valerie Zaric is the host of the Futureproof Podcast.  She explains how she helps people create a life they want for themselves by building the career they want for themselves.  The kind of things that make them invaluable to their company.

Listen as Valerie details how she helps people build, define and grow themselves to get the career they want.

Enjoy!

Visit Valerie at: http://valeriezaric.com/

 

Amanda and Mark Dalnodar - Brew City Marketing

Marketing a business can be tough.  As the advent of the internet age came, grew and became the standard where and how a business markets to create awareness and, of course, sales has shifted.  Moving right along with those shifts Amanda and Mark have grown Brew City Marketing from a startup firm to a place that businesses go to grow.

Awareness is the name of the game for any business, which means that marketing is essential.  Listen as Mark and Amanda detail how they left their jobs that were doing things the old school way as they decided to venture out and build the marketing powerhosue that Brew City Marketing has become.

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Visit Amanda and Mark at: https://brewcitymarketing.com

 

Noelle Stary - 20 Lemons - A Marketing Company

It's been over a year since Covid became a household word.  This has caused some businesses to suffer, some to thrive and all of them to be challenged in ways that could not have been easily predicted.

Noelle Stary owns a marketing company, 20 Lemons, as well as a co-working space called The (Co)Working Space in New Jersey.  So she has had to work through the pandemic with very different perspectives from different businesses.

Listen as Noelle and I discuss the keys to thriving now that the pandemic can no longer be used as an excuse for businesses not performing like we believe they can.

Also, be sure to check out Noelle's book, Marketing Moxie.

Enjoy!

Visit Noelle at: https://20lemons.com/

 

John Vuong - Local SEO Search

Running a business can be tough.  Often the most challenging part is marketing.  How do you get people to know that your company exists, so that you can tell them what you do, so that they are aware enough of you to actually buy from your business?

Marketing is what can make or break a company.  If no one knows you exist, it doesn't matter how good you are at what you do.

So what's the solution to the juggernaut of a problem?  One option is to hire a professional with a proven track record to help build your audience, your brand and your business by bringing you customers through the marketing channels that fit your niche.

That alone can be a challenge.  How do you make sure that the marketer that you hire can do all that they promise?

Listen as John Vuong, of Local SEO Search tells us how he started his web marketing business and helpes get businesses found.

Enjoy!

Visit John at: https://www.localseosearch.com/

 

Bryan Clayton - GreenPal

In my experience, there are two businesses you can start and almost start printing money.  Lawn Care and Cleaning Services are those two industries.  The funny thing is, that growing from a one person show into an established, reputable company with employees and all of the things that go along with having a real business can stop some people from turning their job into a business.

Bryan Clayton started out cutting lawns to pay for college.  Then he built his company and sold it.  He became the go-to guy in Nashville for lawn care.

After selling his company, he started a new one to help lawn care professionals get business.  This was a genius move, since time spent marketing your business is time not spent directly bringing in revenue.  With YourGreenPal.com, Bryan has created a system for homeowners to find the lawn care professionals they want AND get the lawn care professionals connected with the homeowners.  Peanut butter, meet chocolate.

Listen as Bryan explains his entrepreneurial journey from cutting grass for cash to getting the lawn care industry nationwide a smooth operation.

Enjoy!

Visit Bryan at: https://www.yourgreenpal.com/

 

JD Uhler - XP League

JD Uhler has been helping kids work computers for quite a few years now.  He owns CodeNinjas in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.  Teach your kids to code.  That's some great advice that will guarantee a lucrative career.  Actually, it may make more sense for coders to teach your kid to code.  That is where CodeNinjas comes in.

Add into that the XP League, which JD manages.  This is the world of competitive gaming for kids where you have some serious competition you can watch, or play, from anywhere.

These kids practice, learn, teach, grow and even condition themselves to be the best gamers possible.  Listen as JD explains the ins and outs of kids coding, as well as competitive gaming.

Enjoy!

Visit JD at: https://www.xpleague.com/

 

Andrew Schmitz - Co-Founder of Proceed.app

Every employer has to train their employees.  It can be tough, time-consuming and challenging to figure out how your new employee learns.  How do you train your employees while making sure that you cover everything, get it done so that the new employee can understand the training and make sure that you can repeat the process?

That's where Andrew at Proceed.app comes in.  The rule in business is to systematize everything, and Andrew and his team have done that with employee training.

Listen as Andrew explains how they created a system to help employers train employees.  Even to the point of not being worried when an employee fails to show up or quits.  As long as you can find a person able to do the job, your training through Proceed.app can make sure that replacement employee gets up to speed quickly and efficiently.

Enjoy!

Visit Andrew at: https://proceed.app

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We are underwritten locally by the Bank of Sun Prairie.

My name is James Kademan, entrepreneur,

author, speaker and helpful coach, to small business owners across the country.

And today we're welcoming slash preparing

to learn from Andrew Schmitz, co-founder of Proceed.a pp.

Andrew, how are you doing today?

Hey, I'm doing well. Thanks for having me on,

james. T hanks for being on the show.

I'm excited because I love talking

to people that got essentially software making the money

It's like an endless multiplier, which I love.

So, yeah, no, I agree.

I love software for that very reason as well.

Yeah.

There's there seems to be a lot of companies that are doing OK

with software, so I think you pick the right niche.

Yeah, well, we'll see.

We'll let the audience decide, I guess. Yeah, that's fair.

That's totally fair.

Why don't we start with you telling us what is the app?

Yeah, happy to.

So that app is a cloud based mobile app and browser app.

Basically, businesses use us to create

standard operating procedures, training materials, safety instructions,

work guides and other forms of operational documentation using photos and videos.

So we call ourselves a visual knowledge

management system and we help businesses, train employees, support employees,

all that jazz through visual operational documents.

All right.

So it sounds like if I understand this correctly,

the problem that you're solving is essentially people were either messing up

or misunderstanding would have given company was doing or is doing or employees

were just not being trained very well or efficiently, is it?

Exactly. So the the kind of problems or challenges

that we help businesses through,

Peter Egan - Writer and Columnist for Road and Track and Cycle World Magazines

Everyone has a hero of some kind.  Someone they look up to or admire.  Someone that inspires them.  For me, that someone is the great writer, Peter Egan.  You see, Peter has the uncanny knack for putting into the written words the feelings and thoughts that drivers of great cars and riders of beautiful motorcycles have as they progress through their journeys.  To express thoughts and emotion as Peter does is a characteristic that is rare in any writer, let alone an automotive journalist.

Taking this a step further, it was Peter's writing that inspired me to write my first book, The BOLD Business Book.  He will inspire you as well.

Listen as Peter explains his journey of decades to become a renowned and prolific writer in the world of pistons, tires and oil.  He went from being broke and broke down on a motorcycle cross country trip to inspiring thousands with his writing.  Lucky breaks or the universe doing all of us a favor, whatever happened, we are all very fortunate to be able to read the writings of Peter Egan.

Enjoy!

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Sarry Ibrahim - Financial Asset Protection

If there is one thing that is tough to talk about for most people, it is death.  That's probably a good thing.  In the spirit of good things is also talking about life, and the fun things you get to do while living.

What if we were to combine those topics and add in some money and business talk combined with investment strategies?  This is where Sarry Ibrahim comes in.  Sarry is a member of the Bank On Yourself group and owner of Financial Asset Protection.  Sarry preaches to people about using whole life insurance to create sustainable wealth over time.

The beauty of using life insurance like this is that you can borrow against it.  That is to say, if you invested in a whole life insurance policy, as Sarry is recommending, once the value reaches a certain point, you can then essentially be your own bank.  You can then fund your business, or do other potentially money making things with this borrowed money.

My rule is to never borrow money for something that will not pay for the opportunity cost of that borrowed money, so I wouldn't recommend going out and buying a boat.

Listen as Sarry details the how and why of building your wealth through whole life insurance on this episode of the best business podcast.

Enjoy!

Visit Sarry at: https://finassetprotection.com/

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Ross Kimbarovsky - CrowdSpring.com

Nothing brings truth to the mantra, "It's a small world after all," like technology.  With the dawn of the internet and email, we have essentially brought the masses access to, well, the masses.  That is to say, you as a business owner could have a designer create a logo for you in whatever corner of the globe they happen to hang out at.

The challenge, of course, is knowing what designer would do a great job for you.  Add in the challenges of value and payment and suddenly the designer across the street looks more accessible.

But what if you could get more done, easier, with your design needs and have multiple options to choose from?  Suddenly the designer across the street looks limited, expensive and somewhat archaic in nature.

Ross Kimbarovsky  has essentially brought high quality design to any entrepreneur with internet access.  As an entrepreneur himself, he has solved one of the many challenges those starting businesses may face.  In this case, the challenge has much to do with how your business looks to the world.  Basically, what is the face of your business?

Through CrowdSpring.com, Ross brings those in need of some design easy, affordable access to that design.  He made the deal a no-brainer by having designers compete for your business based on their designs.

Listen as Ross explains the joys, challenges and solutions that starting his business, CrowdSpring.com has brought him and the world.

Enjoy!

Visit Ross at: https://www.crowdspring.com/

my personal site

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Twitter

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LinkedIn

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Complete guide to building a strong brand identity

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