Conversations With a Genius- Fun Small Business Talk

Todays guest is Chandler Bolt. He was bitten by the entrepreneur bug at an early age when he saw he could make a lot more money working for himself. While his friends were searching for jobs he started his own business. Chandler began at age 11 by selling personal snacks at scout camp and by age 17 he graduated to hiring his friends to help him operate his landscaping business that earned him 10,000 bucks for college. All and all by age 20 he started and ran over 320,000 dollars worth of business’s. During this time he taught other college students how to run their own successful businesses and received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Young Entrepreneurs Across America. Chandler now speaks to students across the country teaching them the lessons he's learned as a young entrepreneur and encourages them to take the entrepreneur leap. You can connect with Chandler at www.self-publishingschool.com.

Today’s genius is Jason Treu. Jason is a top business coach. He's a leading expert on influence, persuasion, networking and leadership. At the heart of his strategy is the understanding that people and your relationships are your true "wealth." He works with experts, entrepreneurs and executives helping them build powerful & memorable brands and connecting them to influencers, media and strategic partners who can help move their business forward and impact the bottom line. His bestselling book, Social Wealth, the how-to-guide on building personal and professional relationships, has sold more than 30,000 copies, has been #1 in four business and self-help categories, and has more than 120+ five reviews.… you can connect with Jason at BeExtrodinary.tv or email Jason at [email protected]

Today’s genius is Dane Maxwell, at age 22 Dane was scammed for $12,000 by buying a business online, it was a sham. Broke, humiliated, and totally lost, he moved back into his parents basement. Propelled by desperation... and starting with just $123 to his name, he built his first six figure web based business without any idea, any money, and any expert knowledge. Since then, he's built 4, 6 figure web based products and has taught 1,000's of others how to repeat his process. He believes anyone can start a business if they understand this framework.

Today’s genius is Donald Thompson. Donald develops competitive and sustainable advantages for global companies, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders. As the CEO of a technology company, Donald dramatically grew his organization with no outside capital at an amazing trajectory until the company was acquired in 2014. Donald now heads the acquiring firm's PLM business for North America and serves on several Boards for universities, businesses and upstart companies. Donald is authoring his first book entitled, 'The Unlikely CEO,' due out in 2016.

Today’s genius is JV Crum III, JV is a business coach who helps entrepreneurs grow six and seven figure businesses. He’s a speaker, marketing expert, Huffington Post Columnist, best-selling author and host of the top-ranking Conscious Millionaire family of podcasts. JV is Founder of ConsciousMillionaire.com, a global coaching and wealth product business and has built and sold successful companies. He is also the Founder/Director of the non-profit Conscious World Foundation which provides training to youth aged 18-25 to become the next generation of conscious leaders worldwide. 

Today’s genius is Greg Gibas. Greg has been fascinated with business and entrepreneurship his entire life. Originally born in Poland but grew up in Chicago. After he finished his Bachelor’s degree in management he traveled to Australia where he got his master’s degree in Marketing from Macquarie University in Sydney. After coming back home, he went on to start Office Goblins, an outsourcing company in the Philippines focused on B2B telemarketing. Over the last 5 years, his company has completed over 2 million phone calls on behalf of their clients. He’s also been a guest speaker at business events in his community, and occasionally teaches business classes as an adjunct professor at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. He has a no none-sense approach to business and in his spare time enjoys stand up comedy, live theater, and sushi. 

Today’s genius is Justin McGill. Justin is the founder of LeadFuze, a B2B lead generation solution that finds leads and emails them on your behalf. He got his start in entrepreneurship in 2008 when he started a digital marketing agency that grew to 7 figures before stepping away in 2014. He now serves as an advisor to his team in place at the agency. He is nearly finished with his book, Self Made Marketer that teaches people how to build an agency and remove themselves from the work.

Today’s genius is Greg Hickman. Greg is the Founder of Mobile Marketing Engine, a mobile marketing agency and education company for small-to-medium sized businesses. He’s a blogger, podcaster and speaker and his work has been featured on Mobile Marketer, Mobile Marketing Watch, Target Marketing Magazine, Copyblogger and Social Media Examiner. His interest in mobile marketing led him to create a weekly podcast, Mobile Friendly which is featured on iTunes. He is also the author of The SMS Marketing Handbook and writes about entrepreneurship on his blog.

Today’s genius is Craig Simpson. Craig is an expert in the Direct Mail business and he specializes in generating prospects and customers through physical mail. He is Dan Kennedy’s “go-to-guy” for Dan and his clients when it comes to mailing lists and direct mail. Craig works with some of the world’s largest companies on direct mail including Indeed.com, LazydaysRV and Beachbody. Craig has sent out hundreds of millions of sales pieces, he currently sends out almost 300 mail campaigns per year and has sold well over $100-Million in products and services using direct mail.

In today's conversation we discuss:

• The do’s and don’ts of direct mail marketing
• Biggest marketing mistake revealed
• What is every door direct and why is it so powerful?
• Discover how to link what you’re selling to what your best customers are buying
• Find out where you can’t afford to be cheap

• Why you need to change the fundamentals of your business to succeed
• Learn the power of strategically picking your clients
• How to seek and find your perfect client
• Why you must be ok with not perfect