Biz Queen

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Many small business owners are great with ideas and execution for the products or services they provide, but maybe not so expert on the equally important financial and operational sides of things. That’s because managing a business is complex, and usually requires a separate mindset and skillset from the core business. It’s easy for busy people to get lost in the weeds, and lose sight of — or never even envision — the big picture.

That’s where Jessica Hornbeck comes in. Her company, Big Picture Results, provides outsourced CFO, and COO services that enable small businesses to deploy best practices that increase efficiency, profitability, and sustainability. 

Best practices start with tight bookkeeping, which provides a platform for addressing different aspects of financial management that could result in growth by capitalization through small business loans or soliciting investors. Hornbeck’s services also include valuation, in case an offer to sell comes along, as well as strategies for weathering the rainy day storms of the COVID era. Her company’s website, bigpicresults.com is a font of timely and relevant information. 

Listeners will take inspiration, as the Queen did, from Hornbeck’s own bootstraps story, and gain confidence from her background working for major financial institutions. 

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My guest is Joe Molina, an ex-military man who’s the founder and Executive Director of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce. 

Joe’s advocates “servant leadership,” an approach to citizenship that applies both to the volunteer military and civilian life. 

His clientele includes vets, active duty military, and family members

The Chamber’s mission includes several core agendas: Helping veterans start their own businesses, get jobs, find affordable housing, education, and training — and get free legal advice (from the Queen herself!).

Originally based in the San Diego area, the Chamber now has several outposts nationally.  A key component of the strategy is to facilitate opportunities between military bases and local communities. They also work with municipalities and nonprofit organizations — and all the services are provided for free. 

Donations are most definitely welcome! Contact the Chamber through their website.

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Website: www.vccsd.org

Kelly Bagla, Esq.

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Hello everyone:

I'd like to start bringing to you some timely topics. And so we're going to start calling them sidebars, also known as bonus episodes.

So this very first sidebar episode has to do with COVID-19 liability waiver forms, which you can pick up for free off my website.

Please go to GoLegalYourself.com. We have a complete complimentary free waiver you can download directly from our website. Enter your email address and a COVID-19 liability waiver will be emailed directly to you.

Also, if you already haven’t, get your FREE copy of my eBook Go Legal Yourself when you get my Go Legal Yourself app from your Apple App Store or Android App Store. Also available now is my latest book “Go Own Yourself” which is available on Amazon from this link.

Kelly Bagla, Esq.

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My guest is Jesse Morgan, an inventor, and manufacturer who helps other inventors take their ideas to market.

After a near-fatal car accident, Jesse invented The Extractor Tool, for cutting yourself free of a seatbelt and smashing open the car window.  

He also invented the Ortho-O-Grip, which goes around the handle of everyday utensils and tools to make them easier to grip for those who have arthritis or other conditions that make it hard to handle things.

Morgan also makes and sells products he licenses from other inventors, and he’s generous with mentoring advice for how to take ideas from the drawing board to production to sales. 

The big takeaway for inventors: He strongly recommends licensing your product rather than incurring the expenses associated with making and marketing it yourself. 

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Jesse Morgan - CEO - Morgan Manufacturing | LinkedIn
The Extractor Tool | Auto Safety Tool | Ft. Myers, FL

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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Alexandra Renee Poelstra, the CEO at ALL MAVEN, a full-service branding and digital marketing agency.

You’re probably asking yourself, “what’s a maven?” Alex tells her story and how she became known as “the maven.” Like many young people starting out in life, attending many schools and programs to advance herself in her profession, the one thing that kept her going she says was and is her “faith.”

Alex talks about the struggles she’s had in starting her business.

Alex says, being a monster-preneur and at the end of the day, her number one challenge is staying focused on one thing. She says her number two challenge is not get distracted and... not buy into everything people are pitching. She says don’t spend your time around people that aren’t giving you “wise counsel.” And I agree.

Alex is also known as the “crazy boss-lady.” She tells us why. Hint: it’s a creative thing.

Alex shows us “how” a business stands out among the rest. Without marketing, it’s impossible. What she excels at is branding, and partially for this episode, that’s why this episode is a must-listen. Alex says you can be successful without branding, but without it, for the long-term, there will be struggles along the way. Branding is what sets a business apart from the rest.

More on branding. Alex says your website is a critical piece. Why? Because it’s important to develop and use your website to tell your brand story and message.

ALL MAVEN services and the branding assets they create:

• Web design 
• Logo design
• Email marketing
• Social Media marketing
• Event marketing
• Video marketing
• and so much more

They don’t do pay-for-click themselves but work directly with two really good companies to serve their clients.

1. Pick the marketing strategy that you’re most passionate about
2. Pick the marketing strategy that you can actually execute on
3. And pick the marketing strategy you know you can be committed to

You need to work with the marketing strategy that works for your personality type.

Want more from Alex? Let us know here.

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• AllMaven.agency website
• or FindTheMaven.com to reach Alex directly

You can also find THE MAVEN by searching for #findthemaven 

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Today I’m talking with Bhavin Mehta, the CEO and Founder of Fusion Factor Corporation, which specializes in helping small businesses become successful by leaving them to focus on their work and business while Fusion Factor focuses on solving their IT (information technology) problems.

The three challenges facing Bhavin when he started his business, not uncommon for most entrepreneurs starting out:

• Acquiring new clients
• Having the right agreements and contracts in place
• Executing his marketing

We discuss the importance of having the right contracts and agreements in place to protect yourself from litigation and lawsuits. Bhavin reached his first milestone when he hired his first employee, requiring him to put in place the right legal documents, employee manuals, etc. 

About marketing when starting your business, Bhavin advises us to be on the internet, social media, and practice good SEO (search engine optimization) on your website. Also beneficial are to have testimonials, and for a business like his, be physically centralized to easily gain access to your clients. 

Bhavin’s guide “What Every Business Owner Must Know About Hiring An Honest, Competent, Responsive and Fairly Priced Computer Consultant” is freely available on his website FusionFactor.com.

Finally, I ask Bhavin… knowing what you now know, what would you do differently?

Not surprisingly, he answers “I’d get my solid contracts in place early, and hire an attorney to understand the legality of what I can and cannot do.”

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Bhavin Mehta

FusionFactor.com

(760) 940-4200

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Today I have the pleasure of talking with Sophia Felix, the Founder of HBM Talent & Management.

Sophia tells us why she took the path of entrepreneurship in the Talent Management Industry and as a self-made woman how she was able to build her reputation and business.

At 19 Sophia worked at the Department Of Defense and was in charge of managing multimillion-dollar contracts where she learned most of her business skills and went on to have 5 mentorships in her career.

I asked Sophia “How do you get recognized?”
When I’m looking for talent, I look for: their energy; their ambition; and their heart.

It’s also how you present yourself. I’m professional at all times. If I’m in a business meeting, I always dress professionally, which helps me to stand out and show people who I am, and they’ll remember me.

I’m also a woman of my word. I have faith in my clients and what I do. 

I look for those people that have that energy and charisma. I can make them look good and brand them, but if they don’t have that ambition, that heart, it’s a waste of time.

Sophia walks us through an example of how she might help a clothing company and gives us advice on entering into the marketing world - and the importance of self-care. I quote myself here by saying,

Sophia takes her clients through several “game-changing” exercises to help them “dream big” no matter how big their dream is.

As usual with all my guests, I asked Sophia, what she now knows, what would she do differently when she was just starting out. Her answer may NOT surprise you.

Sophia loves to create opportunities with her business to help others - especially for charities and children in need. With this, she steps up in her community to make a difference. 

Southern California’s Chapter President of America's Children of Fallen Heros.

Co-founder and President for the International Cannabis Business Women’s Association. 

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HBM Talent & Management website

HBM Talent & Management on Facebook

@hbm_talent on Instagram 

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Back by popular demand from episode 43 Dr. John Sanders: Money and Where to Find It is John Sanders, entrepreneur, investor, and known as a hobby investor. In episode 43 we talked about money and where to find it. Today, we’re talking about how to thrive in these unpredictable times.

John is a strategic advisor for the management of entrepreneurial companies and interested in technology companies that can grow “infinitely.”

John’s rules for preparing for, and dealing in times of uncertainty are:

• Stay out of debt and have reserves
• Learn how to save for a rainy day
• Learn how to create a contingency plan
• Learn how to diversify your portfolio

In summary: reserve, reserve, reserve, and figure out how to spend less.

“And live a long life. That way, you can accumulate more money.” ~ Dr. John Sanders

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Today I’m joined by David DaCosta from DaCosta Properties Real Estate - and I love real estate!

Today we’re going to find out from David real estate can become an asset for you and your future? Everyone needs a place to live. You can own real estate as an investment, for your retirement, etc. David says when you own real estate, it’s “Forced savings and you’re building equity.”

When people are asked about what stands out about David, people say three things: Service, Connections, and Trust.

David’s advice about selling: you want your home in good condition, price it correctly, and don’t keep it on the market long.

David’s advice about buying: you really need a strong agent working on your behalf.

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I’m so pleased to spend time today with Angie Rupert from Rupert Law Group. Angie’s specialty is as an E-2 Investor Visa Attorney. The E-2 Visa program is for entrepreneurs all over the world that want to start a business here in the United States. E-2 stands for a statute in immigration law. It can be found here under E-2 Treaty Investors.

Angie has combined her legal background, her love of entrepreneurship with business development to make it a perfect fit for herself and her clients.

Angie shares with us how she helps international or potential international clients gain a US presence. These are the first things you need to figure out:

• What business do you want to start or buy?
• Where do you want to open or buy this business?
• How are you going to invest in this business?

After you know those things, it’s now time to call a lawyer and walk-through how you’re going to get this idea off into a business. This is the process of getting the E2: getting it near operational before you go get the Visa.

If the processes go smoothly, it can take about 3 to 4 months. Some clients can move more quickly. Some it can take longer up to a year. It depends on how quickly the client moves. Once Angie gets the documents together, it takes her about 2-weeks to put the filing together, at which point she then sends them off to the consultant at the country of the client’s origin. The consultant may then take from 4 to 12 weeks to review the documentation. The consultant will then take steps to setup up an interview with the client. The interview will take only 10 to 30 minutes. If approved, it then takes just a week to complete the process and get the Visa.

Angie tells her clients that on average, from the time they sign with her to the time they receive their Visa, it takes about 6 months.

Finally, Angie leaves us with this heartfelt message:

“Wherever you want to be in the United States, I am here to help. And I am honored to help you!” ~ Angie Rupert, Rupert Law Group

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Rupert Law Group
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