Carl Gould Collective

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. A New York Times Bestselling author of 26 books. Called the "Father of Modern Networking" by both Forbes and CNN. Join Carl Gould for an exciting conversation with one of the world's leading experts on business networking.

John is one of the world's leading experts in Design Thinking as well as an Olympic silver medalist. As a speaker and writer, his talent is weaving facts, examples and intellectual principles into engaging stories which bring his topics to life, and leave you with actionable ideas. In this episode John shares his personal story and actionable ideas for using your strengths.

I'm excited to welcome my good friend Dave to the show. During the past 25 years, David's started seven businesses from scratch and now uses those experiences to help others with their entrepreneurial dreams. He's a three-time Inc. Magazine 5000 Growth Company winner, a TEDx speaker, an adjunct professor at the University of Rochester, and the author of business and college planning books.

Lynda has an extensive background as a counselor, licensed nursing home administrator and healthcare advocate with over 30 years in the health care industry. Currently, she is a COVID Crisis Counselor with the NJ Hope and Healing Crisis Counseling program at the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris. Lynda's credentials include being a licensed nursing home administrator, a certified health care navigator, a certified dementia practitioner and holding a master's degree in Health Care Administration and a Master's in Social Work. As a member of the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants and a Nursing Home Administrator, currently licensed in New Jersey, Lynda now focuses on providing guided medical guidance to clients who need to navigate the complex healthcare system.

John Warrillow is the founder of The Value Builder System™, a simple software for building the value of a company used by thousands of businesses worldwide. John is the author of the bestselling book, Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, which was recognized by both Fortune and Inc magazines as one of the best business books of 2011. Before founding The Value Builder System™, John started and exited four companies.

Carl interviews Merrill Chandler, High-Performance Coach. Merrill is a leading expert on the credit system and a pioneering advisor helping business owners to become 'fundable'. He specializes in providing Borrower Education to large organizations. He also helps real estate and business entrepreneurs access $1,000,000 unsecured, stated-income business loans and lines of credit from top-tier banks.

Carl & Pia talk about branding and what it means for your business. Pia helps service business entrepreneurs selling their expertise stand out with a badass brand, design a profitable business model, and build authority so they can scale freedom with profit with a Badass Brand that sells itself.

Paul DeGelder talks about sharks, public speaking and being vegan. Paul was attacked by a 9ft bull shark in February 2009 while diving for the Navy. Paul lost two limbs, and his career as a daredevil diver was flung into jeopardy. After leaving full time Navy Service and continuing to instruct Navy Divers for a further three and a half years, Paul has travelled the world as a top motivational speaker, passionate environmentalist, adventurer and mentor to school kids. Paul's been a guest on every major Australian TV talk show and many in the U.S. He starred as a guest trainer on the Biggest Loser Australia, and has hosted 12 documentaries for Discovery Channel's Shark Week.