Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast

Greg Dayley is an internet entrepreneur based in Bellingham, WA.

Since 2016 he has…

Built one of the largest hair accounts on Instagram.

Helped thousands of hairstylists grow their businesses

Invested in, and later sold a haircare company featured on Shark Tank!

His latest venture, SeaBar.com, is a shampoo and conditioner bar company that helps clean up ocean trash.

In today's episode, Greg shares his origin story of how he began as an entrepreneur when he was 7 and the accidental discovery of his passion. Greg shares some wise insights on the differences we can make in our businesses in simple ways.

With SeaBar, he gives all of us a path to learn from and to join him on for cleaning up our oceans and cleaning up the impact our businesses have on our world. When asked what his insights have been on running businesses Greg shared, a unique perspective on strengths and weaknesses that you'll want to hear.

Finally, as someone who deals with Dyslexia on a daily basis, Greg suggests we all could slow down a bit and be more objective about ourselves and our performance.

To connect with Greg, visit https://seabar.com/

Nate Rifkin used to be suicidal, drank alcohol every morning, went bankrupt, and even worked on street corners waving around a sign. However, Nate learned a little-known spiritual discipline that helped him transform his thoughts, emotions, and finally succeed in business – now he’s sharing his journey.

In this episode, Nate share's the experiences that brought him to rock bottom and how leveraging the power of meditation has changed his life and business. Nate share's his insights on the importance of calm in the midst of chaos in the challenges of life and work. With his past experiences, Nate is a living example of the power of what he calls "standing meditation".

When you listen to this episode you'll learn how he does this, what it can do for you and your leadership, and the importance of taking skills deeper instead of wider.

To learn more about Nate and to grab his book, visit thestandingmeditation.com.

Mahati has always had a vision for changing the lives of the people he can impact and influence. From a young age, he has always had an entrepreneur's heart.

The dreams haven't always worked out but the hard work has paid off. Mahati shares his corporate experiences and current business venture thropic.app.

In this episode, you'll learn how his donor management software is changing the world of small non-profits and helping them to make a bigger impact. Mahati also shares a few powerful insights from life and leadership.

He says to not be so hard on yourself. Remember that time is the most valuable asset you have. Finally, he reminds us to put a high value on friendship.

To connect with Mahati visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahati-mukkamala-mba-a870ab11/

Simone Knego, the best-selling author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You, is a speaker, entrepreneur, and mother to six children. Sharing her journey of adopting three of her children, her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, and all of the funny, scary, and inspiring stories that came along the way, Simone instills in her audience the powerful lesson that what you do matters. 

In today's episode, Simone shares her story of pursuing becoming a doctor, then a CPA, and finally landing on what she was meant to do -- Storytelling, speaking, and writing. Her passion is to help unlock the extraordinary in people through the power of story. Specifically, your own story. 

She shares three SAGE pieces of advice including don't be so hard on yourself, eat the chicken wings and dressing if you want you don't have to give in to peer pressure. Finally, she shares it's okay to change your mind. Sometimes it's in the changing of our minds that we truly land on our passions.

To connect with Simone, visit https://simoneknego.com

Holly Hoffman is a former bartender turned CPA who's bootstrapped her way into consulting on sales tax in numerous both large and small scale professional service businesses. 

She's a speaker, sales tax expert, and mother of three amazing daughters. In this episode, Holly Shares several powerful insights. The first is to admit when you know you don't know. This will unlock powerful learning opportunities and ironically will boost your confidence! 

Second, Holly shares to remind yourself that you deserve better and then take the steps to make it possible. Next, we learn the power of trusting your instincts because no one will fight for you like you will fight for you. 

Finally, take the plunge, be willing to get out of your comfort zone. Holly shares some great insight on how public speaking has made a huge difference for her and will for you too. 

To connect with Holly directly and benefit from her sales tax expertise, please visit https://salesandincometax.com

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health, and media expert who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”.  

Her work has helped thousands reverse the most challenging conditions: ADHD, anxiety, mood, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies. She is often featured on dozens of media outlets. 

Through her interviews and media appearances, Dr. Roseann has reached over 2 billion people on the topic of children's mental health and she won't be slowing down any time soon! 

In today's episode, Dr. Roseann shares about the stresses children are experiencing and how there are nonmedicinal therapy's available to these children that do make a difference. 

A few insights she shared in this episode include being okay with your own opinion and loving yourself for having one. Trust the input you have received in life from the higher power in your life. Finally, she suggests removing the non-go-givers in your life and surround yourself with givers. 

You can connect with Dr. Roseann directly by visiting https://www.facebook.com/DrRoseannCapannaHodge/

In this episode of the SAGE Mindset Podcast, I interview Hurley Fox. Hurley is a business consultant and bookkeeper with an educational background who loves making the lives of business owners easier. He is passionate about helping people get control of their business expenses and cash flow.

He shares the importance of paying off your debts and understanding what is getting in the way of being more profitable. One key point that really jumps out is his statement, "Don't put pressure on your passion". It's the idea that when your passion is being squeezed by your financial needs (for many) this crushes the passion and prevents progress. To combat this, he suggests using your W2 to fund your passion. 

Finally, he encourages you to look at the 5 people that you interact with the most and determine if the sum of who they are is who you want to be. If not, find 5 other people to influence your life. 

To connect with Hurley, visit his LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/hurley-fox/

Known as the Identity Archaeologist, Josh Zepess helps talented solopreneurs get out of the grind of sales and into the flow of connection (and profit) by discovering, articulating, and monetizing their authentic personal brand.

In this episode, he shares exactly how he helps his clients do this. It begins with mindset. Leveraging the power of an abundant mindset vs scarcity mindset. Josh reminds us that we are not our business and that focusing on a bigger purpose than your business is key.

He shares three tips with you that will instantly help you and your business. Don't listen to broke people on how to get wealthy. Start. Just start. Take action.

Finally, find the finish line and go touch it, imagine it, experience the finish line of whatever you are striving for. This way when you start to struggle, you can get your second wind and keep going!

To connect with Josh, visit www.joshzepess.com/themission

Ryan helped turn around their family business and then sell it for 8 figures to a local competitor in 2014. The growth and exit process was an unexpectedly difficult undertaking, but the lessons that were learned have proven to be invaluable.

He took his experience and co-founded Arkona where he created the Intentional Growth™ 5 Principles and Framework and hosts the popular Intentional Growth™podcast (250+ episodes and 360k+ downloads).

Ryan’s mission is to help entrepreneurs get clarity on how to grow the value of their business with the end in mind by shifting their mindset away from annual income to focusing on long-term value creation. This new mindset will help entrepreneurs create a strategic plan that gives them the freedom of choice to do what they want with the business long term. 

In this episode, Ryan shares some powerful insights from his experiences as an entrepreneur. First, be intentional with how you spend your time, resources, and money within your business. Second, Reinvest in your business. Don't get caught in the trap of buying "stuff" make sure you are wisely investing in your business and yourself. Thirdly, have a big enough purpose in life that it isn't completely wrapped up in your business. 

To connect with Ryan, please visit him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tansom-4a440710/

Kiran Gaind is a certified parent, life, and leadership coach with a boutique practice based in Palo Alto. She regularly coaches parents, workplace leaders, and education leaders to raise resilience at home, work, school, and in the community so they, their families, and organizations thrive.

In this episode, Kiran begins by sharing a powerful insight and continues to impress with SAGE wisdom to help you with your life and business. She says personal time and space are key to give yourself opportunities to think and do self-care.

This allows you to be available and at your best for your family and business. She also shares a key piece about the reality that happiness is not external but inside of you.

You can connect with her directly by visiting https://go.oncehub.com/1HourCallwithKiran