Mike Shikashio is back with fantastic business advice both for doing better and loving your work more. Whether you are in the dog training world or just want some inspiring business advice, Mike Shikashio is a great person to start 2024 with!

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Michael Shikashio Links

Website

https://aggressivedog.com

School

https://aggressivedog.thinkific.com

John Branch is a wedding and events photographer and business influencer with over 180,000 followers on YouTube who come to him for advice on launching and running a profitable photography business. He speaks with PocketSuite about his journey and how running is own business beat working at the top of corporate America.

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John Branch IV Links:

Website: 
https://www.jbivphotography.com/

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Jbivphotography

Eddie Zhang opened a gym and discovered that the success of his space was dependent on the success of the trainers. That started a long road of becoming an amazing fitness coach helping trainers around the country succeed in getting booked solid and making their goal income. Listen for an amazing story and some great tips on building a business.

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Eddie Zhang Links:

Website: http://www.TrainingGroundsGym.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iameddiezhang/

A second episode in our series about succeeding with the franchise model in a service based business, today we talk to Jack Monson. Jack is the CEO of Brand Journalists, which helps franchises identify new investors to the franchise. Jack is also the host of two podcasts about making it big with the franchise business model. 

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Jack Monson Links:

Website: https://brandjournalists.com/

Podcast: https://www.socialgeekradio.com/about-the-podcast/

Podcast 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/what-the-franchise/id1350825767

Is the notary business the perfect side hustle? The best work-life balance career? We are joined this week by Dominique Reid and Sharelle Evans of Houston Notary Academy. They have a mission of helping more notaries succeed at running a profitable business that allows you to have a great life with lots of time for family. Both Sharelle and Dominique are working notaries who make a great living with an amazing lifestyle.

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Houston Notary Academy

Website: https://houstonnotaryacademy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houstonnotaryacademy/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@houstonnotaryacademy

Zach Gray has been a professional photographer and business coach for photographers for over 14 years. After building his business to over 6 figures in less than a year, he turned his attention to helping other photographers succeed by being as good at business as they were at taking pictures. And while Zach Gray has photographed celebrity weddings that have been Featured in People Magazine and Southern Weddings Magazine, he is proudest of the work he has done helping photographers meet their business goals.

In this episode we talk about how Zach learned to get his wedding photography business booked solid in one year. He has a number of helpful tips and tricks that would work in any industry. 

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Zach Gray Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachgray/

Photo Mentorship: https://dm.davidmolnar.com/1-1coachingpioneers55108127

Steve Beagelman started in the franchise industry when his family franchised their family business. He started working on his family franchise from his college dorm room and fell in love with the business model. Now in 2023 franchises are a huge trend in businesses that book clients and Steve has some ideas about why. In this episode, you will learn why franchising can be a great model for this sector.  

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Steve Beagelman Links:

smbfranchising.com

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbeagelman/?sh=15234dab3711

Steven Hueston is the host of the popular podcast Dogs of War podcast which tells the stories of amazing dogs and the military heroes that train them. 

In this Booked Solid episode, we talk to Steven about his own journey of retiring from the military and starting his own dog training business in Colorado. He shares his story about what it took to transition from military life to an entrepreneurial career and what helped him along the way find what he needed to succeed.

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Steven Hueston Links

Dogs of War Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dogs-of-war/id1532993707

Website

https://oraclek9training.com/

Spencer Claeys talks about how he went from having no business to a thriving roof-cleaning business in the Seattle area with over 180,000 YouTube followers and over 350,000 TikTok followers. He helps his audience earn $500 to $1000 dollars a day with smart local marketing tactics that he tested until he got booked solid. The best part, the marketing tactics he uses are smart and cheap.

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YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@SpencerClaeys

TikTok

www.tiktok.com/@spencerclaeys

Ines McNeil is a dog training industry expert and founder of the industry-leading dog training business coaching company, The Modern Dog Trainer, in 2014. She’s also on the board of directors of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers. Ines helps hundreds of professional dog trainers around the world figure out how to build a six-figure dog training business.

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Ines McNeil Links

Modern Dog Trainer:

https://www.themoderndogtrainer.net/

Facebook Group: “Clients, Impact, and Profit for The Modern Dog Trainer” (https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheModernDogTrainer)