Starting a company completely on your own is tough and has many ups and downs. Brad Harris is the sole founder of Good Wave, today he tells his story on how he went from working in a start up to developing his idea to chase a brand that is primarily about being a family friendly water sport company. This is the 179th Episode of Clicks & Bricks Business podcast. Let us know what you think.  

(01:00) How Brad got into his business and how he opened a family friendly water sport company 

(07:00) Brad explains who is ideal customer in his business is and why? 

(15:00) Telling his business owner story and talks about his start up 

(21:00) Discussion about overcoming shortages during the pandemic 

(27:00) Brad gives a tip about working in a start-up before going to start your own business 

(36:00) Tip for new business owner 

(41:00) Mentor in business  

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Contact: 

WebURL: https://www.goodwave.co/

Phone: 619) 354 9144 

Email: [email protected]

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This young entrepreneur tells his story about how he used his love for the sport of boxing into a business. This is the 178th episode of Clicks & Bricks Business podcast. Ken and Mike dive into the struggles of a professional boxer and how you can use that sport to help you push through adversity in business.

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(01:00) Mike tells his story about boxing and opening his own business. 

(07:30) Business story about how Mike found and got his partner involved in the business. 

(16:00) In your business how do you maintain your price to compete. 

(24:00) Ken and Mike go back and forth about the busy season for boutique gym business owners. 

(35:00) Mike talks about how he is developing his weak spots, for example he has a hard time talking to a camera. 

(44:00) Owning a business in the field that you love is essential. 

(50:00) Talking about Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather fight and what the paul brothers are doing for the sport of boxing. 

(01:00:00) In this part of the podcast They discuss making small adjustments to continue to grow as a person and a business owner. 

(01:09:00) Discussing vendors for their boxing companies. They both us HKA USA as a glove vendor. 

Contact Mike: 

WebURL: https://www.themaineventboxingfitness.com/ 

Email: [email protected]

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To be and entrepreneur is takes a special type of person. Some would say that you have to be born as a business owner in order to be able to deal with the everyday struggles that you have when running a business. Today we talk all about how Liam developed Time Doctor with his business partner. As well as, what Time Doctor does now and what it is going to do for the future of remote work as we get more and more technology reliant in the future.  

(01:00) Liam jumps right into his story on business owners and entrepreneurs. 

(08:00) Talking about remote workers for businesses and the potential future for working from home. 

(15:00) In this section of the business podcast they are discussing Clicks and Bricks, online business and brick and mortar business will always exist together. 

(22:00) Business owners and managers should allow productive employees in their business to have more freedom. 

(28:00) Talk about the future of technology for businesses and the future of AI. 

(35:00) More future of technology talk and final thoughts before wrapping up todays business podcast.  

About Liam: Liam is from Montreal, Canada and enjoys swimming with mermaids, seriously.  

About Time Doctor: There has been an evolution in the workplace over the last few years. Remote work has stopped being simply the cheap option for companies and has started becoming the right option, not just to reduce costs, but also to hire the best talent. A growing number of companies are choosing to be distributed instead of in-person and even without physical offices are growing to valuations of more than a billion dollars.  At Time Doctor, our focus is on allowing customers to build distributed teams that can work wherever and whenever they want, so the business can focus on allocating their office-running costs elsewhere. We have seen a huge amount of growth in the remote work sector over the past few years and are proud to be one of the first remote employee management applications.  

Contact: WebUrl: https://www.timedoctor.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liammcivormartin/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeDoctorSoftware/ 

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Building a business is hard enough. Prateek and Utkarsh have created a way to auto mate the process of marketing that business. So that you as the business owner can focus your time and energy on what you feel is more important. They share the story on how they want to move their business into the US but the war between Russia and Ukraine is a big reason they they are staying where they are right now. It has made it difficult to move a business. This is the 176th Episode of Clicks and Bricks Business podcast. Let us know what you think about this episode on marketing your business.  (01:00) Introduction of Clickites and the owners of Clickites. Built an automated marketing business. (06:30) Ken asks about how an automated marketing business may impact a good sales person. (11:30) They go back and forth about how to make sales easier and handling customer objections properly to increase sales numbers. (18:00) How Prateek and Utkarsh find, train, and place employees with another business they also operate. (22:00) Prateek talks about how they are working towards moving their operations into the US and the war with Russia and Ukraine is something that is affecting them from expanding their company where they would like too. (28:00) Business talk final thoughts before wrapping up this business podcast episode.  About Clickites: What is the ultimate aim of any business? Success with infinite leads and high revenue. But is it easy to become successful so soon? Yes, it is. What if you’re losing a huge amount of money on the wrong and unattractive website design instead? Say Bye to the days you spent worrying! Clickites will help you with its digital marketing strategies.

About: Utkarsh:  Hi, I'm Utkarsh, currently the Co-Founder of Clickites & Career Kites. I am an SEO Expert by profession and an entrepreneur from heart.  Ever since my childhood, I was not at all good at academics but, I liked marketing and found that marketing is the thing that excites me but, there was so much to learn in the field of Marketing I felt the name marketing is itself an ocean. But, thanks to all my teachers and coaches that helped me to find my "Niche" i.e SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and I decided to be an SEO Expert since then.

About Prateek: Hi, I'm Prateek, currently the Co-Founder at Clickites & Career Kites. I am a Sales Funnel Expert by profession and an entrepreneur by heart.   Ever since my childhood, I used to wonder about new things but, I liked sales and marketing and found that this is something that excites me. There was so much to learn in the field of sales and marketing, I felt that the name marketing is itself an ocean. But, thanks to all my mentors that helped me to find my "Niche" i.e. Sales funnels and Performance Marketing and I decided to be a Funnel Expert since then.

Contact: 

Phone: +1-408-800-0790 

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/clickites 

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When marketing your business you need to put your customer first. Think about your business model from the outside in. Ron, the founder of Damen Jackson tells a few small ways on how to do just that so that you as a business owner can continue to develop and grow. This is the 174th Episode of Clicks & Bricks.  

(01:00) Introduction and gives a short backstory on how he founded his company, then goes into how his team came up with the name of his brand. 

(08:30) Ken asks what is stronger between having the correct social media tags vs having it link from your site when building your business and when building your brand. 

(14:00) Small business should post X amount of times a day. Your business should be at least consistent. 

(25:00) Having a lawyer for your business is important. Stay away from lawsuits at all costs, however in this segment of the business podcast. We cannot always avoid it. 

(34:00) Constantly pivoting as a business owner.  

About Ron and Damen Jackson: Are you looking for an agency that takes a different approach? Damen Jackson always starts with strategy, and it’s been a proven formula for our clients’ success.  Based in Chicago, our team builds powerfully simple creative solutions atop a solid brand platform. Like a deep dish pizza, the end results are much better when the platform is solid.   Let’s build something great together.    

Contact: 

WebURL: damenjackson.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronfarnum

Email: [email protected]

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Todays Business Podcast is all about how a business owner can go from working for somebody else. Setting a goal of a high quality product so that you can help many different people and markets. Brandon Carbol is the founder of Weatherskin which is a waterproofing and weatherproofing brand that takes pride in having high quality products to best benefit their customer. This is the 174th episode of Clicks & Bricks Business podcast.   

(01:00) Brandon's introduction and explains that his company Weatherskin has been in business for roughly 6 years.  How he started his business and continues to build his business. 

(08:00) Ken asks Brandon how he felt through the transition of going from working for somebody else to starting his own company and being his own boss. 

(14:30) Brandon's goal in his business was to create a high quality product that is up to code. So he can bring it into many different styles of buildings and it works for many different markets. 

(23:00) Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely game. Having a team surrounding your business is essential. Business Podcast.  

About Brandon: I enjoy work to an obsessive degree at times. Once I imagine a new creative solution to a problem, I need to map out how to get there before I can sleep at night. Trying to make sense of things that don't yet make sense to me is the great challenge I live for. I guess I am a solution seeker. I try to keep a finger on the pulse of the construction industry; primarily the coatings sector. Watching out for new market-place opportunities where either a niche product or service could be of benefit. Developing integral business strategies, systems and practices to utilize within our group of companies. Driven by the feedback of the end buyer / user / employee, and always searching for ways to improve my group of companies.   

Contact:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-carbol-11a67614/

Email: [email protected] 

WebURL: https://weatherskin.com/

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Most startup businesses are run by a visionary. Today George  explains the story on what inspired him to start his own brand. Then down the road he moved into the field of helping other people build their start up business. Todays business podcast is all about startups. Welcome to Clicks and Bricks Business Podcast Episode 172! 

(03:00) George introduces himself and his business. Then he shares the story on how he started build his business. 

(05:00) Moves into the story on what inspired him to start his own brand. 

(12:30) George Bryson explains the 4 things you must have before asking for money to start your business. 

(19:21) Ken asks about forecasts for the future of the business. 

(24:00) Being a business owner is about being okay to bounce right back after getting that no and moving on to the next door. Never stop knocking 

About George: George is an operator who has lived every part of the startup process. He’s led multiple CPG brands, activated merchandising projects at Target Corporation, and consulted on business development and growth at McKinsey & Company.     George’s startup experience includes Wild Poppy Juice which he built into a well-loved national beverage brand. More recently, he implemented a rapid growth plan at Recover 180 where he built a national network of DSD beer distributors and led a multi-million-dollar round.     George advises multiple startups and is a mentor with SKU, the nation’s leading CPG accelerator.  

Contact: 

WebURL: http://www.georgebryson.io/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-bryson-751239/

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Building a business alone is not easy. Especially when you have a little one relying on you. Erica did not let that stop her. Today she shares her story on how she managed to over come her obstacles and putt all of her effort into building her business. This Podcast about business today is a good one! Welcome to Clicks & Bricks Business Podcast episode 171.  

(01:00) Starting the business podcast today Erica introduces herself and her business. 

(04:00) Erica tells her story about how she became a business owner as a single mom. She knew she had to make this work. 

(14:30) She explains the caution that she take in her industry in order to market her business in her industry on social media and the process she takes to build her brand. 

(24:00) Erica talks about the future of her business, in the industry/market that she is in. This segment of the business podcast if important. Pay attention to the future of your business. 

(33:00) Ken shares his opinion about if you have a dream then go out and make it happen. Do not hold yourself back from your dream if you want to build a business.  

About Erica: iFreshly Digital was founded by Erica Vallejo, a single mom to an amazing daughter. When starting iFreshly Digital, Erica’s #1 priority has been to have a work/life balance, and show her daughter how hard work and determination can pay off.  Her biggest reward is helping her daughter learn how to run a successful business.  The best part is that we’ve had experience in helping entrepreneurs develop success in their business and personal lives. Our focus is finding areas where your business could be more productive and successful and then helping you develop the path to get it there using online marketing and internet marketing services. We’re all about keeping it simple and helping your cannabis business grow. Online marketing should be easy, so when we work together, we’re your advocates and your partners to develop your blueprint to success!  

Contact: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericavallejo/

Email: [email protected] 

WebURL: http://www.ifreshly.com/

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Starting from the bottom is tough. Today we talk with Terrance about his story of how he was working and making a lot of money and thought he was on top of the world. That lifestyle took him on his near death bed. He had to make some drastic changes and now lives the life that he has always wanted in order to keep moving forward.   

(01:00) Terrance's introduction about what he does now. He retired and then opened his business and has been building his business ever since. 

(08:00) Continues to tell story about the algorithm and how he managed to move up the corporate ladder in the business he was working for. 

(14:00) Tells the story about Kintsugi Pottery and relates it to business and in life. He continues to live and move forward with this mentality. 

(23:00) Find the lowest common denominator and lining up your dominos in business and in life.  

About Terrance: In 2016, Terrance McMahon was sitting in a hospital room dying from liver failure. Doctors said he had 90 days to live and that his chances of finding a match for a liver transplant in time were slim. So slim that it wasn’t until the end of his 90-day death sentence that a liver from a young prisoner in Alabama was deemed a match.  Given a second chance at life, Terrance decided to recreate himself from a multi-millionaire morbidly obese, alcoholic CEO of MassMutual-Northern New England to a healthy and sober business coach, speaker, podcast host, bestselling author, and mentor.   Today, he’s living the life he’s always dreamed of and helping thousands of others do the same.  

Contact: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrance-mcmahon%F0%9F%92%A5-07b3ab7/

WebURL: https://terrancemcmahon.com/

TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeqkRdBC/

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Business is tough. One thing that helps make it easier is being surrounded by people who are creative and love what they do. That is something that really inspired Paulette and helps her stay creative. Creativity in business will always have value and it is something that a lot of people are missing when it comes to building their company. Give Paulette a listen and see if she can inspire you too! This is Episode 169 of Clicks & Bricks Business Podcast.  

(01:00) Paulette's introduction and her transition story on how she came to be where she is at. 

(05:00) Ken mentions the competition in writing between a cheap and expensive writer. Paulette goes into some details on her business and how she helps other writers see their value in their price. 

(11:00) Paulette goes into some of the things that inspire her every day to build her own business. She enjoys seeing people who have love for what they do. 

(17:00) Ken mentions writers block, Paulette give an awesome answer about why she is able to avoid writers block in her business.  

About Paulette: Paulette Perhach’s writing has been published in the New York Times, Vox, Elle, Slate, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Marie Claire, Yoga Journal, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Hobart, and Vice. Her book, Welcome to the Writer's Life, was published in 2018 by Sasquatch Books, part of the Penguin Random House publishing family, and was selected as one of Poets & Writers' Best Books for Writers.   She blogs about a writer’s craft, business, personal finance, and joy at welcometothewriterslife.com and leads meditation and writing sessions through A Very Important Meeting. She serves writers as a coach, helping them figure out how to make a life and career out of being a writer while making the money work (as she figures it all out herself.) She's also a speaker on the topics of creativity, writing, and business.    Hugo House, a nationally recognized writing center in Seattle, awarded her the Made at Hugo House fellowship in 2013. In 2016, she was nominated for the BlogHer Voices of the Year award for her essay, “A Story of a Fuck Off Fund,” which is anthologized in The Future is Feminist from Chronicle Books, along with work by Roxane Gay, Mindy Kaling, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Caitlin Moran, and Audre Lorde. In 2021, she was selected as a Jack Straw Fellow. She shared the honor of a 2021 Washington State Book Award for the anthology Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of Covid-19 as a contributor.  

Contact: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulette-perhach-23b12832

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

WebURL: http://www.pauletteperhach.com/

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