Awarepreneurs

Our guest on the pod this week is Dr. Cortland Dahl.  Cortland is a Research Scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Chief Contemplation Officer of Healthy Mind Innovations.

Resources mentioned in this episode are:

• Healthy Minds Innovations site
• Healthy Minds app
• Healthy Minds @Work
• Appreciative Inquiry
• The Awarepreneurs Community
• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Wil Shelton.  Wil is the founder of Wil Power Integrated Marketing founded in 1996.  It is a full-service consumer engagement company specializing in African American Beauty Salon/Barber Shop Marketing.  The company has built a network of 100,000+ shops that it leverages to help get the word out about movies, TV shows, products and services focused on the African American community.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Wil Power Integrated Marketing site

• The Silent Agreement book

• Black Paper report

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest this week on the pod is Tanay Tatum-Edwards.  Tanay is a the Founder and CEO of FreeCap and has nearly a decade of experience building and growing social enterprises.  FreeCap is the only ESG data provider with a criminal justice lens.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• FreeCap site

• FreeCap report

• FreeCap's metrics

• Yasmin Cruz Ferrine interview

• Kat Houghton interview

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

This week's pod is our monthly solo episode.  Awarepreneurs founder and podcast host Paul Zelizer shares tips for optimizing your business performance and strategies for increasing your effectiveness in 5 key areas: your finances, your product-market fit, your marketing, your storytelling and your wellbeing.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Power of Full Engagement book

• Essentialism book

• Story 10x book

• Paul's coaching services

Our guest this week on the pod is Justin Ponder. Justin is a professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies. He is also an instructor who teaches a certificate program on diversity, equity, and inclusion through the University of Wisconsin School of Business's Center for Professional and Executive Development. He is also Chief Information Officer with Uplifting Impact, a DEI firm that provides services in consulting, training, and coaching.  

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Uplifting Impact site

• Uplifting Impact Summit

• Uplifting Impact podcast

• Selah's Bridge Book

• Center for Professional and Executive Development

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest this week on the pod is Dennis Consorte.  Dennis is the Founder of Consorte Marketing and is a Digital Marketing & Small Business Expert at Digital.com.  He has been in the internet marketing space for almost 20 years.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Great Resignation 2021 article
• Digital.com site
• 1and1 Life site
• Consorte Marketing site
• Dennis on Linked In
• The Podcast Success Team
• Paul's coaching site

Our guest this week on the pod is JBthaGreat. JB is the chairman of JBthaGreat International and Founder & CEO of Next Level Mastermind.  He has worked as a business consultant and advisor with major brands, small businesses, celebrities, politicians, and non-profit organizations.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• JB on Instagram

• Next Level Mastermind site

• The Podcast Success Team

• Paul's coaching site

Our guest on the pod this week is Ivelyse Andino. Ivelyse is an Afro-Latina health equity innovator born and raised in The Bronx. She is the founder and CEO of Radical Health and a Commissioner on the New York City Commission on Gender Equity.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Radical Health site

• Restorative Circles for Health

• Forbes article on Ivelyse

• Warsha Joshi episode

• The Podcast Success Team

• Paul's coaching site

On the pod this week, Awarepreneurs CEO and founder Paul Zelizer shares some thoughts on climate change and social entrepreneurship after the recent "Code Red" report.  Specifically, Paul goes into the 3 key areas that social entrepreneurs can actually contribute to moving the climate needle in a positive direction and how we can maintain our sense of optimism and resiliency while we do this work. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Opposite of Positive Toxicity article

• Man's Search for Meaning book
• The Librarian of Auschwitz book
• Gretta Thornberg on fast fashion
• UN-17 coworking space
• The UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Paul's business coaching

Our guest on the pod this week is Warsha Joshi.  Warsha is a business mentor to founder CEO's and is driven by a relentless passion for enabling entrepreneurs to achieve their goals.  She is also the Co-Creator - with her husband Evan LeClus - of Dare to Scale, an ecosystem for entrepreneurs scaling their businesses. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Essentialism book
• Company of One book
• Platinum VA site
• Dare to Scale site
• Dare to Scale book
• The Podcast Success Team
• Paul's coaching site