This week we’ve got an amazing show with Jay Bourgana. Jay is a “recovering” management consultant turned business owner. He has experience in banking, consulting, and manufacturing in  China and Europe.

Jay and I have a great conversation about thinking big and putting together systems & processes to leverage your time.

Book Links:
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

Vivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool for Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future - Cameron Herold

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Today I’ve an awesome show with David Garcia who is the founder & CEO of ScoutLogic which is a pre-employment background check company designed to improve the recruiter experience so they can focus on finding great talent.

In this episode we talk about what a leader should be looking for when performing background checks and how it varies greatly depending on the industry & role. While a lot of companies are going remote these days, when David founded ScoutLogic in 2017 they intentionally made a decision to make the company 100% remote. They now have over 100 employees split between the US & Philippines.

David has some great tips and tools on how to increase accountability, communication and engagement with your team.

Links:
https://www.cultureamp.com/ 

https://www.hubspot.com/ 

Book Links:
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

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This week we’ve got a show with John Wall. John is a marketing expert that specialises in utilizing artificial intelligence to help companies make better marketing decisions. He is also the co-host of the “Marketing Over Coffee” podcast which has been airing for more than a decade. 

In this episode John and I dive deeper into artificial intelligence and the future of marketing. We talk about the new privacy features on iOS & Android are changing the way marketers collect & serve up relevant information. 

Towards the end John has some great advice on how small businesses should spend their marketing dollars to get the best return.

Links:
https://www.trustinsights.ai/

https://www.marketingovercoffee.com/ 

Book Links:
The Marketing Over Coffee Playbook: Now with More Wins and Wrecks! - John J. Wall

Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds by Scott Jeffrey Miller

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

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This week we’ve got a great show with Ruth King. Ruth is a serial entrepreneur having owned 8 businesses over the last 37 years. She’s also a bestselling author of 4 business books about profitability & running a business.

In this episode we dive into the numbers of running a profitable business. Ruth shares some great quick formulas you can run to determine if cash flow is increasing or decreasing. She also shares a best practice on a profit-sharing compensation plan she’s helped multiple companies successfully deploy.

Book Links:
Profit or Wealth?: Simple Rules for Sustainable Business Growth

The Courage to Be Profitable: Get and Stay Profitable in Less than 30 Minutes a Month

Uncopyable: How to Create an Unfair Advantage over Your Competition

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life

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This week we’ve got a great show with Justin Skinner. Justin is a real estate investor and graphic designer.

In this episode Justin shares his journey of getting fired from his W2 job to starting an AirBnB business. They now operate 6 short term rentals which allows them to have freedom to live the life they choose.

Listen to the end where Justin talks about a book he’s writing about failure and having the right mindset in turning every failure into a learning experience.

Links:
https://www.airbnb.com/

https://turnoverbnb.com/ 

Book Links:
The Compound Effect (10th Anniversary Edition): Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success - Darren Hardy

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! - Robert Kiyasaki

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) - Robert Kiyosaki

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This week we’ve got a creative show with Andrew Hayes. Andrew is an artist and CEO of the Hayze Brand. He started making shoes into works of art before it was cool.

In this episode Andrew talks about the importance of living an authentic life. Andrew’s goal is to help people live “free” through his brand, allowing them to express themselves.  Andrew also talks about taking the jump into entrepreneurship and the struggles and rewards.

Book Links:
The Go-Giver, Expanded Edition: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea (Go-Giver, Book 1

Think and Grow Rich

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This week we’ve got an amazing show with Steve Nudelberg. Steve is an entrepreneur, author, speaker and coach.

In this episode Steve & I talk about leadership, the power of 1-1 conversations with your teammates and creating a roadmap to success which means defining a goal and creating processes to help people thrive within your organization.

Stay tuned until the end where Steve shares some great advice that he’s received from working with some of the greatest coaches of all-time including Don Shula & Nick Saban.

Book Links:
Confessions of a Serial Salesman: 27 Rules for Influencers and Leaders That Will Change Your Life and Business

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

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This week we’ve got an amazing show with Hugh Carnahan. He is an expert at “2 second lean” which is a process that’s dedicated to continuous improvement. Hugh became a millionaire by applying these principles to real estate and now teaches other companies how to reduce cost, increase efficiency & create a thriving culture.

In this episode Hugh and I take a deep dive into the 2 second process. You’ll hear about how it focuses on developing people by creating a feedback loop where employees are teaching each other and coming up with ideas to make everyone else’s job easier.

Listen to the end where Hugh gives us a great strategy on how to hire the best employees.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Carhug2012 

Book Links:
The Miracle Morning

2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture

Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

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This week we’ve got a great show with Erik Cabral. He is an entrepreneur in the podcasting space. His company On Air Brands creates & produces podcasts for many businesses. He also owns PodMax which is the leading one-day podcasting event that provides training, networking, great keynote speakers & of course recording some shows. 

In this episode Erik talks about the benefits of being a podcast guest - share your story, grow your brand, business, create new relationships, and ultimately tap into someone else’s existing following. 

Erik makes this great point about life not being linear. You meet people, have conversations, share ideas and nothing happens. Then a few weeks/months later things click and then all of sudden all the pieces are aligned and you make explosive progress on something. 

Links:
https://podmax.co/masterclass/

https://www.blinkist.com/

Book Links:
Traction: Get a Grip on your business Leadership Strategy and Tactics

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This week we’ve got Dave Dubaeu on the show. Dave is a real estate investor, author, speaker and entrepreneur. Dave is an expert at teaching “mom & pop” investors on how to raise capital for their first few deals. In this episode Dave goes over his 5-step process he uses & teaches to raise capital.

At the end we dive into the topic of “fear” which holds most people back from even getting started. The key is to remember that everyone starts somewhere and it’s better to take action and learn rather than sit and do nothing.

Book Links:
Money Partner Formula - Dave Dubeau

No Sweat Real Estate Investing: High Returns - Low Risk - Zero Hassles - Dave Dubeau

The Millionaire Next Door

Atomic Habits

Wo Not How

Profit First

The Ultimate Sales Machine

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