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Gene sits down with Jonathan  Palacios-Avila, co-founder &  currently VP of Marketing  and  Research of  Stratos Fuel Inc.  Jonathan of Mexican heritage,  founded the company  8 years ago along with his father John who provided   guidance and initial capital . Jonathan was only 25 years old  at the time. He  started thinking  about his  business idea when he was only 13 years old!

Stratos Fuel is a very successful company that produces hydrogen for  a variety of industries and purposes. The primary  industry is autos and the like that run  on electricity. see website for my detail. Eventually he plans to do business internationally. 

Jonathan's advice  to aspiring and current young entrepreneurs is to follow your  gut  and to lean on your family,  faith and friends during the tough early years of launching a business. 
He also recommends  hiring more executives and leaders to fill in knowledge gaps.   He has employed  this strategy at Stratos .  Great episode, check it out.

Jonathan Palacios- Avila,  VP Marketing & Research 
Stratos Fuel
1323-804-5067
[email protected]
www.stratosfuel.com

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Gene sits down with  Javier Vazquez, CEO of  highly successful Miguel's Mexican Restaurants  which  was formed by his  Mother &  Dad over 50 years ago . There are now 22 location,  21 quick serve and 1 sit down  with  locations in the Inland Empire & Orange County ( 4).

Gene discussed with Javier  a variety of topics including ;

The benefits of working in a family owned business
How Miguels  dealt with Covid , which wreaked havoc in  the restaurant  industry
How the Company has maintained  competitive  and enjoyed long term  sustainability over the last 50 years .

These factors  included his mother's authentic and innovative mexican recipes, drive through business model, family strategic  management and friendly employee staff or excellent customer service.

[email protected]
miguelsrestaurant.com
951-371-7234

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Gene sits down with Tony Reyes who is an expert in the 24 billion dollar thrift store industry and is now the CEO of the Thrift Store Consulting Group, a company that provides services  to meet various social needs such as kids at risk and the homeless.  Tony has 35 years experience in the industry

Born in Pomona, Calif,  as one of nine children , Tony's rise to become a highly successful for-profit CEO before he started his consulting is a remarkable journey.
 
The fundamentals to make a profit in the thrift business are very much the same as any other for profit business.

 You don't want to miss this episode; it is both inspirational and motivational.

Tony Reyes
[email protected]
909-721-0680

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Gene discusses  general population numbers as provided by The US Census,  (2019)   and the breakdown of small businesses owned by women, all minorities and veterans. This information can be used by  listeners to create  better sales and marketing strategies and reveals a large disparity of representation  by minorities.

Also discussed are podcast listeners broken down by gender and  ethnicity  and finally  Gene's October podcast schedule which will include five successful  hispanic business owners.

909-2300024
[email protected] 
https://ceoto rainmaker.buzzsprout.com 

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Gene interprets a quote of Albert Einstein ,

" Logic Will Get You from Point A to B. Imagination Will Take You Everywhere "

In order for a CEO  to be super successful they must spend  much of their time imagining what they want their businesses to become in the future. Another term is vision.
While logic and processes are important to  get the work out today  it is imagination that and creative ideas that will ensure that a CEO's  business will realize long term sustainability.


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gene@ ceo2rainmkr.com
909- 2300024

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Gene sits down with Shelly, CEO of Luminary leaders who started her own business five years ago   after a distinguished 25 year banking  career. Shelly shares her entrepreneurial journey and best practices which has resulted in a very successful business today. 


Shellly Harrison, CEO
909-519-3712
[email protected]




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With cyber attacks on the rise and losses mounting, Gene sits down with Chris Hodson a professional commercial insurance broker who gives  a general overview of this subject matter and if this risk is insurable and what the cost might be. 

chris hodson 
1949-287-5667
[email protected]


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One part of being a certified rainmaker is that you have to speak rainmaker language or lingo. Gene outlines twenty five key words and terms  and also provides  the definitions in the form of a test . 

Terms discussed included  but were not limited to :
barriers to entry; boot strapping ; business angels; licensing  and vertical integration . 
This is a fun episode to build your rainmaker vocabulary on. 

ceo2rainmkr.com
909-2300024
[email protected] 

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Gene sits down with Brad Trangsrud, Associate Director of the Alliant Group. The Alliant Group is a Houston based national tax consultancy firm with over 20 offices in the US.
Brad is an expert in the Employee Retention Credit field. Brad has helped small & mid-size businesses claim more than $250MM in credits.

Brad provides information on ERC, PPE Loans and what the IRS and congress's goals are. 
He also discusses how you apply for an ERC and reveals how simple it is. 
Finally, he cites a client case where he helped the owners achieve a six-figure payout in cash  paid by the IRS. A must listen to episode.


[email protected]
713-3503530
www.alliantgroup.com


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Gene, quotes Thomas Edison  who said " I have not failed I  have just found 10,000 ways that do not work!' Gene interprets the quote that todays CEO will be  bombarded with failure but the key is how will they respond to those experiences?

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909-2300024
www.ceo2rainmker.com 

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