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  • EP 14 | Coaching with Zach: Do Your Work
    In this episode, Zach helps you to identify what’s frustrating you in your business. What does ‘doing your own work,’ really mean and how can this alleviate the frustration? How can this enliven not only your passion for, but drive successes in your business and truly make you fall in love with doing your work. 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  The Legend of Bagger Vance by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  Turning Pro  by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  Trying by Kobi Yamada.
    • Person: Joseph Campbell 
    • Person: Martha Graham 

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    23 min
  • EP 13 | Becoming a Business People Want to Work For with Dave Luehr
    Dave started his journey within the collision industry, establishing himself as the leading business coach in the US and abroad alike. In the last 10 years, Dave has expanded his reach to help other small businesses do the same – improve their knowledge and skills to build a magnetic business model and unleash their true, limitless potential. In the process, he has also become an author and keynote speaker, eager to share all his expertise and knowledge with the world. 

    Learn more about Dave:
    • Dave’s Website 
    • Dave’s Elite Body Shop Solutions 
    • The Limitless Entrepreneur 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman.
    • Person: Dolly Parton  
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    53 min
  • EP 12 | Your Art Is Your Business with Tricia Robinson
    Tricia Robinson is a passionate artist, businesswoman and creator that embraces the beautifully wonky and imperfect in the world. In this episode she sits down with Zach to discuss how giving yourself a permission slip to let go can release a very powerful creative flow and allow you to live and work from your unique greatness. 

    Learn more about Tricia:
    • Tricia’s Website 
    • Tricia’s Instagram 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  Lust for Life by Irving Stone.
    • Book:  This is Marketing by Seth Godin.

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    57 min
  • EP 11 | The One With My Wife Shandy Arend
    In this episode, I sit down with my beautiful wife Shandy Arend.  She’s a mom to three girls, my wife, and a damn good interior designer and business owner. We talk about her story of starting her business four short years ago and what the journey has been like for her as she and her business partners have built a thriving interior design business. There are so many topics we cover in this episode: starting a business, running a business, and being married to a fellow entrepreneur; Resistance, inspiration, and how to better understand your spouse and partner. WARNING:  This was recorded late into the evening after the kids were in bed over a glass of a very nice Cabernet.  Shandy and I hope you enjoy, what we’d call a normal Tuesday night.…and thanks to anyone who can tell me the name of the movie we couldn’t remember!

    Learn more about Shandy and Collected Living Design:
    • Collected Living Design Website 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:   The Elements of Style by Erin Gates.
    • Book:  The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:   Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis.
    • Assessment:  The 6 Types of Working Genius Created by Patrick Lencioni.

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    54 min
  • EP 10 | Coaching with Zach: Building Your Dream Team
    In this episode, Zach teaches you about the 5 key mistakes that entrepreneurs make when trying to realize their goals of expanding their business. He will show you the ways to build your dream team and bring purpose to your dreams!

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  The Legend of Bagger Vance by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  Powerful by Patty McCord.

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    37 min
  • EP 9 | Emily Manning: How to Set Yourself Apart in a Noisy World
    In this episode, I get to sit down with Emily Manning who has 20 years of experience in marketing, media, and personal development. She helped best-selling experts and rising stars become distinct in their industry and skyrocket their online revenue. In the last 5 years alone, she has created revenue streams and strategies that have resulted in over $8.5 Million dollars in profits.This episode is all about setting yourself apart in the noisy world that we all find ourselves in!  I don’t care if you’re an author, service-based, or product-based business, this episode is GOLD!

    Emily shares with us 3 Critical Steps every entrepreneur must do if they are to break through the noise!If you want some very practical advice and rethink your approaches to attracting people to your brand, TUNE IN TO THIS ONE!!!

    Learn more about Emily:
    • Emily’s Website  

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
    • Book:  Hero on a Mission by Donald Miller.

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    45 min
  • EP 8 | Frank Keck: Seeing the Greatness in Others
    Frank began his professional speaking career in 1990. Zig Ziglar is among the speakers that inspired him to pursue his passion. Thanks to natural ability and fine-tuning while working at Dale Carnegie, Frank has become an expert at dealing with people leading to his career as a leadership coach and author..What makes Frank remarkable is his way with individuals and groups. He is able to connect with people and help them grow with a simple tool: questions, which makes him an expert in vulnerability.

    Learn more about Frank:
    • Frank’s Website 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  Get Different by Michael Michalowicz.
    • Book:  The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    53 min
  • EP 7 | Colleen Hauk: Overcome Burnout and Live Your Best Life
    Colleen Hauk spent 15 years in corporate, specializing in training and leading sales teams. Her skills were honed when she experienced first-hand the negative effects of poor leadership and a lack of self-care. She transformed the culture from toxic to thriving and, after suffering her own breaking point, she developed successful methods to become a sustained, elite leader. Colleen is now a speaker, trainer and co-author of two books, including the bestseller, Women Who Ignite. She shows organizations and leaders how to take burned-out executives and turn them into top-tier leaders. Colleen has appeared in Forbes and delivered her keynotes and trainings to Fortune 500 companies and organizations such as Dell, Pfizer, Panasonic, Merck, and New York Life.
     
    Learn more about Colleen:
    • Colleen’s Website 
    • Colleen’s Instagram 
    • Colleen’s Facebook

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Person: Angelique Hewers of Boldhaus 
    • Free Download from Colleen

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    42 min
  • EP 6 | Dr. Jaban Moore: Optimizing Your Health & Your Business
    Dr. Jaban Moore is a DC who works virtually with clients all around the world and dedicates his practice to helping clients get to the root cause of their chronic illness. Join us to hear his amazing life story and how his own experience led him to specialize in Lyme disease and co-infections, PANS/PANDAS, autism, heavy metals, parasites, gut health, mitochondrial support, and other viruses and pathogens.

    Learn more about Jeff:
    • Jaban’s Website 
    • Jaban’s Instagram 
    • Jaban’s Facebook

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website 
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Person: Doctor Todd Watts
    • Book:  Who Not How by Benjamin Hardy
    • Podcast: The Better Health Guy 

    If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    53 min
  • EP 5 | Coach Jeff Czernicki: Answering Who I Am Changed Everything
    Coach Jeff Czernicki is all about serving others. Beginning with his time in the Army, on through his 31-year career as an executive leader at UPS, and now as a leadership in life coach, Jeff uses his energy leadership model to help you find your life’s directional compass and your emotional tuning fork. In this discussion we talk about how these can be useful tools in helping you create purpose in your life.

    Learn more about Jeff:
    • Jeff’s Website 
    • Jeff’s LinkedIn 

    Episode resources:
    • Create Purpose Website
    • Join Zach’s Mastermind 
    • Book:  How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters by Michael Bungay Stanier 
    • Book:  Atomic Habits by James Clear

     If you enjoyed this episode then please either:
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    52 min

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With new episodes premiering every Thursday, Zach has conversations with people exploring what it truly means to win the inner game of building a business while wrestling with who you are, what you…